The black and white view of Howard Hughes, surrounded by crowds, as he exited his Lockheed 14 at Floyd Bennett Airfield.

Photograph of Grover Whalen, Howard Hughes, and Al Lodwick during a parade procession for the completion of Hughes' Round-the-World flight.

Photograph of Grover Whalen, Howard Hughes, and Al Lodwick during a parade procession for the completion of Hughes' Round-the-World flight. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes riding up Broadway - waving to throngs. 7/15/38."

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes at the microphone, during his brief address at Official Municipal welcoming ceremonies in the Council Chamber at City Hall. In his speech, Hughes disclaimed credit for the flight and heaped praise on the "men who designed and perfected to its present remarkable state of efficiency, the modern American flying machine and equipment." New York, New York."

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. Description on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes (with hat) as he arrived in New York after completing a round the world flight. 7/14/38 (Press Association)"

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Group at [Gover] Whalen's home 7/14/38. (Daily News)." Howard Hughes is standing third from the left.

A view of Grover Whalen, Howard Hughes, and Al Lodwick riding in the back of an automobile during a parade celebrating Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.