The black and white view of Howard Hughes, surrounded by crowds, as he exited his Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Airfield just after performing his final landing on his Around the World flight.
Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00022 Collection Name: Virginia "Teddy" Fenton Photograph Collection on the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada Box/Folder: Folder 02
The black and white view of Howard Hughes exiting his Lockheed 14 aircraft after performing the final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "World fliers greeted on arrival. Floyd Bennett Airport--- Minutes after he and his companions set their plane down here, completing a dramatic dash around the world, Howard Hughes, wearing the same battered hat, his face covered by a heavy stubble, stepped from the plane, to be greeted by Mayor La Guardia, in the photo are, left to right: Ed Lund, flight mechanic, Howard Hughes, Thomas Thurlow, navigator; Harry P. M. Connor, navigator, and Mayor La Guardia. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38"