A view of Howard Hughes giving a speech at a banquet dedicated to him located inside of the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. California Governor Frank Merriam can be seen sitting behind Howard Hughes, sitting second from the left.

Description printed on accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes when he arrived in Paris on first leg of his round the world flight."

A view of Howard Hughes (left), California Governor Frank Merriam (center, front), and Will Hays (center, back) at a banquet held for Howard Hughes in the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

Howard Hughes exiting the Lockheed 14. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes, millionaire sportsman, leaving cabin of plane (Lockheed 14) at Wichita airport, after trip from coast to N.Y., where he's reported taking off for Europe. Credit Line (ACME)."

Black and white image of three children reading at the Boulder City Library. The library was then housed in the basement of the city's municipal building.

From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Northeast aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada, 1947-54(?).

Black and white photograph of Boulder City Airport with parked planes. Site Name: Boulder City Municipal Airport (Boulder City, Nev.)