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Photograph of a Flying Boat section being placed at dock, June 15, 1946

Information

Date
1946-06-15
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being placed in dock on Terminal Island. Stamped on back of photo: "Hughes Aircraft Photo" and the date "Jun 15 1946." Los Angeles Harbor, Terminal Island are now known as Long Beach.
Digital ID
whh000374
Physical Identifier
0321_0399
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1280556f
Details
Subject
Hughes HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat)
Piers
Seaplanes
Moving of buildings, bridges, etc.
Men
Hoisting machinery
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000374. 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/d1280556f

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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
2012-09-13
Extent
6562 x 4671 pixels
10. 94 x 7.79 inches
91,955,200 bytes
Language

English

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