The black and white, aerial view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft preparing for its final landing on its Round the World flight in Floyd Bennett Field, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Aerial New of landing, 7-14-38. (Daily News.)" Typed onto a second piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes plane from a welcoming plane as the Round the World flight ended at Floyd Bennett Field."
Description given with photo: "Tired Hughes Returns Home, Culver City, Cal. : Rubbing his tired eyes, Howard Hughes talks with reporters at an informal press conference at his plant in Culver City after his return flight from Washington. He said the hearings in which he participated were fair, and said the press and public made it "Impossible for Brewster to continue his Gestapo methods". Credit (ACME) 8/15/47."
Transcribed from back of photo: "Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the new XF-11 reconnaissance plane which he designed and built in conjuntion with Air Material Command engineers. He is preparing for its first flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, it can attain a speed of over 400 miles per hour."