Howard Hughes personal (5) photographs from his record-breaking cross-country flight....

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Howard Hughes personal (5) photographs from his record-breaking cross-country flight. Collection of (5) gelatin silver 8 x 10 in. prints (mostly quality restrikes) of Hughes and his famous H-1 Racer. On January 19, 1937, a year and a half after setting the world landplane speed record with the same plane, Hughes set a new transcontinental speed record by flying non-stop from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds, averaging 322 mph. One image depicts Hughes shaking hands with President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Oval Office after Hughes received the Harmon Aviator Trophy. Exhibiting some handling with minor creasing. From the personal collection of Howard Hughes.

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