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Photograph of Howard Hughes speaking to the press, Los Angeles, August 03, 1947

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Creator
Creator: Acme Newspicture (New York, N. Y.)
Date
1947-08-03
Description
Description given with photo: "Man of the Hour, Los Angeles: Howard Hughes, for whom a subpoena was issued calling for his (?) appearance is Washington, is shown immediate candid shots as he spoke to newsmen. Three wealthy plane manufacturer said he has already put $7,000,000 of his own money into the still unflown 200-ton flying boat which is currently being investigated by a senate subcommittee, and would put in much more before construction is completed. Credit (ACME) 8/3/47."
Digital ID
whh001527
Physical Identifier
0373_1234
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1qv3cb43
Details
Subject
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976
People
Men
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Howard Hughes before testifying in front of the U.S. Senate committee investigating wasteful defense contracts, 1947 August 03
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh001527. 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/d1qv3cb43

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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
2013-12-19
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