The black and white view of a crowd of people awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. This final landing for Hughes marked the end of his Round The World flight.
From the Elizabeth Harrington Photograph Collection (PH-00291). Inscription with image reads: "Temporary hospital and the first in Las Vegas erected by the Railroad Company in late 1904, on the site occupied to-day by the Union Plaza Hotel. Tall man to the left is Dr. Halle Hewetson."
Photograph of a newspaper clipping featuring Howard Hughes and his crew. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Crowd waits for glimpse of Howard Hughes as he leaves the home of Al. Lodwick and enters automobile. 7/38."
The Crystal Palace Gambling Hall/Hotel marquee in Laughlin, Nevada, 1986. A signs for the Pioneer, Edgewater, and Regency Casinos are visible in the background.
Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: Hughes Buys New Plane. Attendants at the Floyd Bennet Airport, in Brooklyn, New York, inspecting the tire on the plane Howard Hughes recently purchased from the Sikorsky Company. Hughes accepted delivery September 30th, and flew the plane from Bridgeport. The tire blew as he was making a test landing. No other damage was done. Credit Line (ACME) 9/30/37