37 x 50 cm. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Issued May 7th, 1877. 2nd ed., June 30th, 1881." "Atlas sheet no. 77(B)." "Expeditions of 1871 & 1786 under the command of 1st. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army." "Weyss, Herman & Lang, del." Probably originally published as part of the geological atlas which is an appendix to the Surveys' Report upon United States geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian. Geological map. "Prof. John J. Stevenson, geological assistant." Original publisher: U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Scale: 1 inch to 4 miles or 1: 253440.
Note: Hotel logo on cover. "Price $1.25." Back of menu has cartoon of a chef with a knife, carrying a large bird on a platter Restaurant: Dresden Hotel
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.