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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Fiorello La Guardia and Grover Whalen, New York, July 12, 1938

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Date
1938-07-12
Description
Howard Hughes (wearing hat) receives congratulations from Mayor Fiorello La Guardia at Floyd Bennett Airport in Brooklyn. The gentleman wearing a polka dot bow tie, standing behind the mayor is Grover Whalen. Mr. Whalen was president of the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Digital ID
whh000041
Physical Identifier
0321_0172
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d15m62d8z
Details
Subject
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976
La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947
Whalen, Grover A. (Grover Aloysius), 1886-1962
Airplanes
Mayors
Air pilots
Politicians
Time Period
1930s (1930 - 1939)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Howard Hughes receives congratulations from New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia at Floyd Bennett Airport in Brooklyn, New York; also featured is Grover Whalen, 1938 July 12
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000041. 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/d15m62d8z

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Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Date Digitized
2005-01-05
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Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
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