"Howard Hughes" Undocumented Photo Of Significance Found On Ebay

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Found Photo Of Howard Hughes on ebay, Seller stated Photo from WWII servicemans photo Album. Could not provide any Provenance. Hughes appears Smiling with sun glasses, bare chested, in white bathing suit, with 2 adoring Bathing Suit clad females on each arm. Described as locals in description by seller. Photo taken on Beach in front Royal Hawaiian Hotel "Moana Hotel" in late summer of 1946. XF-11 Crash scars seem to prove it's Hughes. Photo most likely taken a month and half to two months after XF-!! crash. Deduced from state of injuries.

http://framework.latimes.com/2013/07/06/howard-hughes-injured-in-1946-plane-crash/#/0

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/11/16/42389C2000000578-4685918-image-a-56_1499787863040.jpg

http://digital.library.unlv.edu/cgi...0pxpx&DMHEIGHT=600pxpx&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMROTATE=0

https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/morgann_a/19339442/42643/42643_300.jpg

http://www.imageenlarger.com/

What convinced me it was Hughes was the Damage to the mans left clavicle in the photo, with the exact outline "impact imprint Bruise" of the "stick" or steering "wheel" on the middle and left side of the mid and upper torso. Also noticed an unreported scar on abdomen.
"Hughes probably received the burn scar exiting the Melting Plexiglass Canopy and Fuselage".
You can see in Ambulance photo "The sweater pulled up and out at abdomen".

Photo most likely taken late August Early September of 1946.
The barb wire strung along the beach in font of the Hotel had been removed by that time.

Bathing suit looks to be from same designer as this Rita Hayworth Bathing Suit.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c8/58/d5/...1042f35ace6--white-bikinis-white-swimsuit.jpg
 

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Willing to trade for Saddle Ridge Hoard Coin.
Or Donate to UNLV if interested, would make an interesting addition to their collection of Hughes photos
PM me if interested
Emails to UNLV Hughes Collection went unreturned as well as Pawn Stars. Years ago
I thought for sure UNLV would like it for free but no response.
 

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Pass. Now, if you had one of Emilia Earnhardt in 1946 . . .
 

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