Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes is welcomed by New York on return from Round the World flight. Grover Whalen is on the left. 7/15/38."

A view of Howard Hughes sitting with two unidentified men in the back of a car, likely being driven to a New York hotel, after landing the Lockheed 14 at Floyd Bennett Field.

The black and white view of Howard Hughes, Mayor La Guerdia, and Grover Whalen leaving City Hall through a parade dedicated to the completion of Hughes' Round the World flight in New York City, New York.

A view of Howard Hughes in the back of an automobile in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes on his way to a hotel after arriving in New York. 7-14-38. (Press Association)"

A view of Howard Hughes in the backseat of a car, after landing at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York.

A view of Howard Hughes sitting in the back of a car, likely being driven to a New York hotel, after landing the Lockheed 14 at Floyd Bennett Field. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes on his way to a hotel after arriving in New York. 7-14-38. (Press Association)"

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Daily News. Howard R. Hughes, Mayor La Guerdia, Grover Whalen leaving City Hall, 7/15/38."