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Aviator Howard Hughes dines over lunch in Chicago and then sets speed record in flight to Los Angeles

Crew work on Howard Hughes' rented Northrop Gamma 2G (NR13761) aircraft, before his speed record setting flight from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1936. View of the Northrop Gamma 2G aircraft from tail. Scene changes to interior of a Chicago restaurant where Howard Hughes is having lunch with a friend. He stands, preparing to exit and fly, with the goal of having dinner in Los Angeles the same day. Airport terminal buildings in background as Hughes pilots the aircraft, and taxis before takeoff. View of the aircraft after take off and in flight overhead. It set a new speed record, reaching Los Angeles in 8 hours and 10 minutes, and traveling at 215 mph.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1936, May 14
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070376
A speedboat sails through a wooden wall built over Burnham Park lake in Chicago, Illinois.

A speedboat sails through a wall in Chicago, Illinois. The speed boat driver dons his gear. The speedboat underway in Burnham Park lake with a speed of 50 miles per hour. The boat sails through a wooden wall built over the lake.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1936, September 2
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066981
Armin Massin wins the 60 mile Elgin to Chicago bicycle race in Chicago,Illinois.

60 mile bicycle race in Chicago,Illinois. The 60 mile Elgin to Chicago bicycle race begins. Riders ride through a field and streets. Armin Massin wins the race. Winner poses with the trophy.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1936, October 21
Duration: 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072520
Chicago police burn a quarter-million dollars worth of packaged heroin, opium, marijuana in Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago police officials burn a quarter-million dollars worth of packaged heroin, opium, marijuana in Chicago, Illinois. Officials mound captured illegal drugs into a pile. They display paraphernalia including pipes and needles that are used by addicts. Police officers inspect pipes. They pour liquid fuel over the drugs and ignite it on fire. The pile of narcotics going up in flames.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1936, October 5
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022414
People gather in large numbers on Lake Michigan beach in Chicago Illinois.

People gather in large numbers on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago Illinois, for relief from the heat wave. Citizens of Chicago including adults and children dressed in swim suits plunge in water of Lake Michigan to stay cool on the hot summer day. Views of Chicago skyscrapers and skyline in the background.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1936, July 13
Duration: 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029717
World's tallest man Robert Wadlow during the National Shoe Fair in Chicago, Illinois.

Robert Pershing Wadlow during the National Shoe Fair in Chicago, Illinois. Exceptionally tall man Robert Wadlow stretches his legs on the table. A woman measures his size 39 brogan shoe with a measuring scale. Women fashion models stand near Robert Wadlow. Models look very short in comparison. Models try to touch Wadlow's outstretched hands. Wadlow ducks under doorways and along with models walks out from the room.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1936, January 8
Duration: 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030774
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