The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft in a hangar in New York, New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Readying Hughes' plane for Paris flight-- Mechanics hastened to put Howard Hughes's Lockheed 14 monoplane in shape for a flight from Floyd Bennett Airport herem to Paris. Motor trouble forced postponement and helpers were working under injunction to have the ship ready for a takeoff, July 9, "at the earliest possible moment." Photo shows: Mechanics working on the plane inside the hangar at Floyd Bennett Field. Credit Line (ACME) 7/9/1938."
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."
Description given with photo: "Hughes And Dietrich Check Statements, Washington: Howard Hughes (seated) and Noah Dietrich, vice president of the Hughes Tool Co., look over their files and statements as the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee's hearing got under way, Aug. 8. Dietrich testified that a former chief of the Army Air Forces Procurement Offices said he would never buy an airplane from Hughes because he didn't like him. Credit (ACME) 8/8/47."
Description given with photo: "Brewster Denies Hughes' Sworn Charge Of Blackmail. Washington, D.C., Chairman Brewster, ( R ) of Maine, of the Senate War Investigating Committee, today elaborated on his sworn denial of Hughes' charge that he offered to quash the inquiry if Hughes would agree to merge the Trans-World Airline with Pan-American Airways. Howard Hughes, at table, facing camera, center, listens to Brewster's testimony over a press table loudspeaker. Earlier Hughes accused Brewster of telling "a pack of lies." (Editors: Match above photo at a line through the water glass, right corner of witness table, with identical point in right edge of photo no. 102,259. -INP photo by N.K. Benson- 8/7/47."