Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes landing at Fairbanks 8:18 p.m. after flight from Moscow in 12 hrs., 17 mins. - distance 2457 mi. Distance flown from New York: 11, 188 mi. Elapsed time from New York, 72 hrs., 58 min. Flight time, 54 hrs., 39 min."
Parade of people on horseback ride through streets of Tonopah, Nevada on the Fourth of July. The man on the right holds an American flag. Identified closest to camera, left to right: "1. Phyllis Henderson 2. Byron Henderson." Inscribed on bottom of photo in black ink: "4th 1940"