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."
Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes examining the damaged tail of his plane after his arrival at the Le Bourget Airfield, Paris, on his world flight. July 1938"
Howard Hughes is sitting on the ground examining an architectural drawing of the Hughes Culver City plant. There is a section on "Intake Duct Body Plan."
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "As Hughes Visited Washington To Thank Cordell Hull, Washing, D. C. -- Police escorting Howard Hughes holding hat, through the admiring throungs at the Washington Airport as the intrepid flyer and his four companions on his Round-The-World flight came to the Capital, July 21st, to personally thank Secretary of State Cordell Hull for his cooperation in clearing their take-offs on their flight. Credit Line (ACME) 7/21/38."
The black and white view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft being refueled in Fairbanks, Alaska. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "C.850170 Howard Hughes' plane being re-fueled at Fairbanks, Alaska on the last lap of its round the world flight. 7/15/38."