The black and white view of Howard Hughes after breaking his own cross country speed record.

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). From Slides #1550 through 1557. Newspaper title text: “Soviet Explodes Atomic Weapon of Intermediate Force Over Asia; Nasser Assails Test Resumption.”

Description given with photo: "Hughes Submits Written Question, Washington: Howard Hughes tosses a written question to Sen. Homer Ferguson, chairman of the Senate War Investigation sub-committee, Nov. 8. Hughes was refused permission to take the stand and charged Ferguson was "throwing every obstacle" in the way of presenting testimony favorable to Hughes himself. On Ferguson's right is Sen. Carl Hatch, while the committee's chief counsel, William P. Rigers, faces the camera in the background. Credit (ACME) 11/9/47."

Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes as he walked to his plane a huge Boeing Stratoliner for a series of tests."

A view of a group of unidentified men and Howard Hughes standing together in front of the Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane after the aircraft had landed.

A view of a group of unidentified men and Howard Hughes standing together in front of the Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane after the aircraft had landed.