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Photograph of men in the interior of the Flying Boat, November 2, 1947

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Date
1947-11-02
Description
Unidentified men in the interior of the 219-foot long hull of the world's largest airplane, Howard Hughes' flying boat, prior to initial water taxi tests to be conducted with Hughes at the controls, Nov. 2, 1947.
Digital ID
whh000121
Physical Identifier
0321_0089
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1tx35d25
Details
Subject
Hughes HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat)
Airplanes
Men
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Unidentified men in the interior of Howard Hughes's Flying Boat prior to initial water taxi tests to be conducted with Hughes at the controls, 1947 November 02
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000121. Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs, 1916-1997. PH-00321. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1tx35d25

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Date Digitized
2012-06-27
Extent
5662 x 4566 pixels
9.44 x 7.61 inches
73,960,000 bytes
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff