Howard Hughes: Hughes Tool Company Drill Bit

Caption: 

A shining facsimile of a drill bit, modeled after the Hughes Tool Company hard formation rock bit type R-1, was fashioned into a trophy for display, circa 1950.

Digital Creation Date: 
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Medium: 
Photograph
Courtesy Line: 

Photograph courtesy of UNLV Special Collections.

Physical Creation Date: 
Sunday, January 1, 1950