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Photograph of the Northrop Gamma Racer, 1936

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Date
1936
Description
The black and white view of the Northrop Gamma Racer. Text printed on accompanying strip of paper: "Millionaire Speed King. Howard Hughes, multimillionaire movie producer and speed flyer, warming up his plane at the Chicago Municipal Airport preparing for a flight to Los Angeles, in which he hopes to a new speed record. Credit Line (ACME) 5/14/1936."
Digital ID
whh000485
Physical Identifier
0373_0202
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d13j3975q
Details
Subject
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976
Northrop Gamma Racer
Air pilots
Airplanes
Time Period
1930s (1930 - 1939)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Howard Hughes warming up his Northrop Gamma Racer at the Chicago Municipal Airport preparing for a flight to Los Angeles, California, 1936
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000485. Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection, 1930-1950. PH-00373. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d13j3975q

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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
2013-08-13
Extent
6118 x 4977 pixels
10.20 x 8.30 inches
91,348,738 bytes
Language

English

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