Howard Hughes with his flight engineer and Dave Evans, radio operator, preparing for the Flying Boat's taxi test the next day. The group is shown on the flight deck of the 24,000 horsepower craft. The Flying Boat was assembled on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.
Parade with baton twirlers, flag holders, horse riders, and marching band walks through the streets of Tonopah, Nevada. Flags and decorations hang above the marchers, stretching across the street. Inscribed on bottom of photo in black ink: "4th 1940"