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Aerial photograph of Hughes Flying Boat ready for tests, Terminal Island, California, October 13, 1946

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Creator
Creator: Acme Newspicture (New York, N. Y.)
Date
1946-10-13
Description
Press Release attached to photo: "HUGHES HERCULES READY FOR TESTS. LONG BEACH, CAL. An aerial view shows Howard Hughes' giant plywood seaplane Hercules ready for taxi tests at Long Beach. The initial flight of the plane, which cost $20,000,000 and will seat 700 persons, will not be attempted until early in 1947. ACME 10/13/46." Los Angeles Harbor, Terminal Island are now known as Long Beach.
Digital ID
whh000383
Physical Identifier
0321_0408
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1wh2dn0b
Details
Subject
Hughes HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat)
Seaplanes
Scaffolding
Roads
Automobiles
Buildings
Hoisting machinery
Trucks
People
Parking lots
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
aerial photographs
Source
HK-1 "Spruce Goose" or Flying Boat being assembled at the Long Beach Harbor, 1946 October 13
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000383. 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/d1wh2dn0b

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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
5849 x 4619 pixels
9.75 x 7.70 inches
81,051,648 bytes
Language

English

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