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Photograph of Howard Hughes in Chicago, July 29, 1938

Date

1938-07-29

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Chicago crowd greeting Howard Hughes when he arrived there. 7-29-38"

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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Various people at a banquet for Howard Hughes.

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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Various people at a banquet for Howard Hughes.

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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Various people at a banquet for Howard Hughes.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others on stage, Chicago, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of Howard Hughes and others standing on stage in front of a crowd in Chicago.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane at Floyd Bennet Airfield, New York, August 20, 1938

Date

1938-08-20

Description

Description given with photograph: "Hughes sets new transcontinental transport mark. Floyd Bennet Field, NY--- Howard Hughes, millionaire flier, setting his famous round-the-world transport plane down here, early August 20th, after a record-smashing flight from Los Angeles. Hughes and three companions completed the trip in 10 hours 32 minutes and 20 seconds, shattering the record of 11 hours and five minutes set four years ago by Tommy Tomlinson. The flight was made most of the way in the substratosphere at an average altitude of 17, 000 feet. Credit Line ACME."

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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes at a parade held for himself in Chicago.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes (bottom row, fourth from the right) standing with a group of unidentified men possibly in Texas.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes (facing the camera) standing amongst a crowd of unidentified men in a building possibly located in Texas.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description printed on back of photograph: "A group at the State Department. Left to Right: Edward Lund, Harry MC. Connor, Howard Hughes, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Lt. Thomas Thurlow and Richard Stoddart. July 1938."

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