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Photograph of the construction of Howard Hughes' Hercules, June 12, 1946

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Creator
Creator: Acme Newspicture (New York, N. Y.)
Date
1946-06-12
Description
Description given with photo: "Prepare to Move "Hercules" Wing, Culver City, Calif. -- One of the two 34-ton wing sections of Howard Hughes' eight-engined Hercules, world's largest flying boat, is put on house-moving dollies in Culver City, Calif., before beginning the 28-mile journey to Los Angeles Harbor, where the mammoth airplane will be assembled for its first test flight, supposedly around the first of the year. A two-day trip will see the wing- 19 feet high, 49 feet wide, 160 feet long - at the $200,000 graving dock at Terminal Island, Calif., which was built specifically for the assembly of the craft. Note comparative size of men working on the wind. Credit (ACME). 6-12-46."
Digital ID
whh001356
Physical Identifier
0373_1066
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1th8bv4s
Details
Subject
Hughes HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat)
Airplanes
People
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
One of the two 34-ton wing sections of Howard Hughes's HK-1 Hercules is put on house-moving dollies in Culver City, California, before beginning the 28-mile journey to Los Angeles Harbor, 1946 June 12
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh001356. 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/d1th8bv4s

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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
2013-12-17
Extent
4728 x 6163 pixels
7.88 x 10.27 inches
87,416,872 bytes
Language

English

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