Howard Hughes (in white shirt) supervises construction of the Hughes D-2 at the Hughes Aircraft Company. in Culver City, California. The D-2 was the prototype of the XF-11.
Description given with photo: "Hughes In Good Humor As He Takes The Stand Again, Washington, D.C. - Howard Hughes, millionaire plane builder and movie maker, takes the witness stand this morning before the Senate committee which is investigating his wartime plane contracts. His huge seaplane has taken to the air in the interim between his first appearance in Washington and the current visit, a fact that might account for his undeniable good humor and broad smile. Photo by G.B. Kress. 11/10/47."
Description given with photo: "Hughes And Attorney At Senate Hearing, Washington : Airplane builder Howard Hughes (left) confers with his attorney, Thomas A. Slack, at the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee hearing, November 8. The subcommittee is probing Hughes' wartime contracts. Credit (ACME) 11/08/47."
The black and white view of a crowd of people watching the arrival of Howard Hughes and his crew in Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft after completing the Around the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes lands at Floyd Bennett Field. 7/38"