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Photograph of Howard Hughes and the Lockheed 14, New York, circa 1920s-1950s

Information

Date
1920 to 1959
Description
Howard Hughes landing in the Lockheed 14 in New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes lands in New York in flight from coast New York City-- the huge Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" of Howard Hughes, oil millionaire and air speed racer, being taxied to its hangar at Floyd Bennet field here, July 4th, shortly after landing on its leisurely trip from the Pacific Coast. Hughes and his crew will take off in it next week on a flight to Paris which may be followed by a flight around the world."
Digital ID
whh000632
Physical Identifier
0373_0352
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d13t9dd57
Details
Subject
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976
Lockheed L-14 Super Electra
Airplanes
Air pilots
airports
Time Period
1920s (1920 - 1929)
1930s (1930 - 1939)
1940s (1940 - 1949)
1950s (1950 - 1959)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Howard Hughes landing in New York, 1938 July 04
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000632. 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/d13t9dd57

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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
2013-09-04
Extent
6104 x 5006 pixels
10.17 x 8.34 inches
91,670,752 bytes
Language

English

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