A view of Howard Hughes surrounded by a crowd in Moscow. The Lockheed L-14 Super Electra can be seen in the background behind the crowd.

Description given with photo: "Hughes and Joe Pertalli."

A view of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being prepared for a test run in Long Beach, California.

Left to right: Toni Clark, Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark, actor Edward G. Robinson, and an unidentified man at the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City.

A view of Howard Hughes shaking hands with spectators while leaving the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee hearing in Washington.

Description given with photo: "Hughes At Controls Of Sky Giant For Taxi Tests - Long Beach, Cal. : Howard Hughes, millionaire plane builder, flyer and movie maker, is shown at the controls of the world's largest flying boat prior to taking the 400,000-pound craft out for taxi tests on Los Angeles Harbor. The plane, which figured in the Senate investigation of Hughes' wartime activities last summer, is 219 feet long with a wingspan of 320 feet. It was launched today, but will not be air tested until next spring. Shortly after this photo was made it was announced that taxi tests had been postponed. 11/1/47."

The black and white view of Howard Hughes surrounded by people in Paris, France. Text printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes after arriving at Paris to complete the first leg of a round-the-world flight. 7-11-38."