Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "As Los Angeles Welcomed Howard Hughes Home, Los Angeles, Cal. --- Governor Frank Merriam, Howard Hughes, and Mayor Frank L. Shaw (left to right) as they rode through the crowd-packed streets of Los Angeles during the reception -- one of the greatest and wildest the city had ever seen -- as Hughes and his four daring companions on his World-Flight arrived in the city. Credit Line (ACME). 8/2/38."

The black and white view of Howard Hughes in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes at Minneapolis to refuel before leaving for Floyd Bennett Field to complete a round the world flight."

Howard Hughes (rt.)with two other unidentified men inside the Hughes Tool Co. factory in Houston.

Howard Hughes, wearing pilot's overalls and gear with parachute, at the tail of the Hughes H-1 Racer, in Newark, New Jersey. Unidentified men are seen behind him.

An overhead view of a parade procession celebrating Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.

A diagram of Hughes' record-making Lockheed Plane. Typed on a piece of paper included with the image:"Pictured above is a diagram showing the construction and the special features of the Lockheed 14 monoplane in which Howard Hughes and his picked crew of four made their record flight from New York City to Paris, France, on their dash around the world. Credit line (Aero Digest from ACME) 7/11/1938."

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes and crew in parade up Broadway after record-breaking world flight. New York, New York."