Howard Hughes talking with an engineer at the rear of the flight deck of Hughes Flying Boat at Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor (now known as Long Beach).
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "Official U.S. Navy Photograph - Not for publication unless officially released" Commander D. S. Mackay explains the air break technique in aircraft landing during the 9999th Congressional Squadron Orientation Cruise.
Note: Illustration of "Father Time" in cloak, holding a scythe, passing a plate with bubbles to a cherub who is blowing bubbles from a pipe. "1908" and "1909" appear on two of the bubbles. Full hourglass also shown. Short poem advertising the hotel at top of the menu Menu insert: Poems; Advertisements Restaurant: The Albany Location: Denver, Colorado, United States