A view looking down Broadway during the parade procession to celebrate Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.

A view looking down Broadway during the parade procession to celebrate Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.

Handwritten on the back of the image: "Col. Moss, Pres-Gen. of U. S. Flag Association, presenting Cross of Honor at World's Fair dinner. 7/20/38."

The black and white, aerial view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft preparing for its final landing on its Round the World flight in Floyd Bennett Field, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Aerial New of landing, 7-14-38. (Daily News.)" Typed onto a second piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes plane from a welcoming plane as the Round the World flight ended at Floyd Bennett Field."

The black and white view of Howard Hughes, surrounded by crowds, as he stands before a microphone after landing his Lockheed 14 aircraft for the Around the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York.