Senate Hearings,1947 in Washington DC. Officials and dignitaries seated for Senate Hearings, 1947. Howard Hughes, Jr. is questioned. He testifies about profits made on war contracts by him before Senate War Investigating Committee. He says that he has not made any profits on war contracts in year 1946. He asserts that any profits he made came from selling oil well tools and Grand Prize Beer (of Gulf Brewing Company) which are not the subject of the investigation. He further comments, "if I didn't make a little money somewhere, how could I put 9 million dollars into the Flying Boat?" Views of Hughes and other dignitaries sitting during the hearings.
Senate War Investigating Subcommittee Hearings,1947 in Washington DC. Officials seated for Senate Hearings. Retired Army Major General, Bennett E. Myers, testifies about his personal plan to borrow money to invest in Government bonds.He talks about his dinnertime conversation with Neil S. McCarthy and denies any intent to seek assistance in obtaining a loan from Howard Hughes.
Senate War Investigating Subcommittee Hearings,1947 in Washington DC. Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. is seen holding a head phone speaker to his good ear as he listens and reacts silently to testimony of others at the hearing.
A Kellet-Hughes XH-17 Flying Crane helicopter standing stationary on ground. Guard on duty beside the helicopter. Men watch the helicopter through binoculars. Views of the helicopter, mountains in the background.
Senate Hearings,1947 in Washington DC. Officials and dignitaries seated for Senate Hearings, 1947. Mr. Johnson, a businessman, is questioned. He testifies before Senate War Investigating Committee. A memorandum, made by him is passed to Mr Johnson. He reads it and answers. He testifies about the memorandum and is questioned about his conversation with Mr. Nelson. Dignitaries and members of the Congress seated during the hearings.
Demand of Automobile in the United States. Shows a photograph (ca. 1900) of a policeman ordering a horseless carriage off New York City streets. Picture of men on horseless carriage and on bicycles. Views of traffic of 1910's and 1920's cars and other vehicles on busy, traffic filled streets of New York City, as a police officer directs traffic between the lanes of automobiles. Figure shows that out of 26 million of automobiles, 77% is in the U.S. and 23% in rest of the world.
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