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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, San Pedro, California, November 04, 1947

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Creator
Creator: Acme Newspicture (New York, N. Y.)
Date
1947-11-04
Description
Description given with photo: "Float Flying Boat, San Pedro, Calif.: Workmen prepare to float Howard Hughes' 200-ton plywood flying boat at San Pedro on Nov. 1st for taxi tests in Los Angeles Harbor. The craft can be seen in its mammoth drydock, where it was assembled and outfitted. Credit Line (ACME) 11/04/47."
Digital ID
whh001620
Physical Identifier
0373_1327
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1qb9vc9v
Details
Subject
Hughes HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat)
People
Building
Airplanes
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Workers preparing to float Howard Hughes's HK-1 Hercules boat in Long Beach, California, 1947 November 01
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh001620. 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/d1qb9vc9v

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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