The black and white view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft after performing its final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Description printed on back of photograph: "General view of welcoming ceremony. 7/14/1938"

Description provided with image: "Combination study hall-library. This is Room 2 shown on the Bureau of Reclamation School Building Plan, No. 45- D1538. March 21, 1932. L-R: Row 1 Ted Lettler, (?), Jones; Row 2: Gene McDonald, Glenn Miller, We Pymm (?), Bob Nellis; Row 4: (?), Glen Nazer, Don Watts, Jim Welsh."

Howard Hughes (standing) on the set of the motion picture, "The Outlaw." The movie set resembles the interior of a stable. Three unidentified crew members work on the set.

A view of the inside of an airplane hangar at the Hughes Helicopters Division of Summa Corporation in Culver City, California in the late 1950s.

From the Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs

Howard Hughes is seen sitting in the cockpit of the second XF-11 prototype, April 4, 1947.

Howard Hughes (left, in dark coat) noted designer, builder, and industrialist entering the hull of the Hughes Flying Boat, the largest airplane in the world, as it was nearing completion on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor. With him is Joe Petralli, assistant director of service and flight.