A bird's eye view of the procession of a parade in Chicago held for Howard Hughes.

A bird's eye view of the procession of a parade in Chicago held for Howard Hughes.

A bird's eye view of the procession of a parade in Chicago held for Howard Hughes.

A bird's eye view of the procession of a parade in Chicago held for Howard Hughes.

A view of Howard Hughes standing on a stage with other unidentified men and women in front of a crowd in Chicago.

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"

A view of the procession of a parade in Chicago held for Howard Hughes and his flight crew.