Howard Hughes and California governor Frank Merriam laughing as they dine together at a banquet for Howard Hughes in Los Angeles, California.

Description given with photo: "Says Brewster of Fered to Call Off Hughes Probe. Washington, D.C. Howard Hughes, center, charged under oath today that Sen. Owen Brewster, ( R ) of ME., offered to call off the senate probe of his warplane contracts if Hughes would agree to a merger of his trans-world airlines with Pan-American Airways. Thomas A. Slack, left, counsel for the Hughes Tool Co., and Noal Deitrich, right, executive vice president of the Hughes Tool Co., are shown conferring with Hughes shortly after he took the witness stand. -INP Photo by N.K. Benson- 8/6/47."

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Taken during Howard Cannon's visit to England for a briefing on the Seventh Air Division and Third Air Force. Handwritten on verso: "L to R Col. W. H. Erwin, Deputy Chief Staff. Intelligence, 3rd Air Force Senator Howard W. Cannon, U.S. Senator (Nev.)"

Headquarters and communications center for Howard Hughes operations.

Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes Carries His Lunch Tray Cafeteria Style - Washington, D.C. Howard Hughes is shown selecting his luncheon cafeteria style during a short recess of the Senate investigation of his wartime plane contracts. Along with Thomas A. Slack, his counsel, the millionaire plane builder had his luncheon in the cafeteria of the Senate office building, while Senator Homer Ferguson, (R) Michigan the Sub-Committee Chairman, called the recess due to the absence of the witnesses summoned to the inquiry at Hughes' request. 11/8/47."

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)