An image showing an aerial view of Boulder City. Varying components of the city, such as small shrubs and buildings, stand out against the rocky plains of the desert.
Description printed on accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes reading maps and studying his way in the meteorological office at the Le Bourget. July 1938"
The grayscale, aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada. The prominent road of Nevada Way can be seen passing through the little town with the great reservoir of Lake Mead residing in the background. Bits of the actual plane from which the photo was taken can be seen alongside the right border of the image.