Howard Hughes conversing with an unidentified man after landing the Lockheed 14 aircraft in Chicago.

Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14 in Los Angeles, California. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes off on first leaf of flight to Paris. Los Angeles, Cal. -- Howard Hughes, Millionaire oil man and speed flyer, at the controls of his huge Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" as it took off from here for its leisurely flight to New York, from where Hughes and his crew will fly to Paris and perhaps around the world. 7/4/1938 Credit line (ACME)."

A view of Howard Hughes standing with others in front of the Lockheed 14 aircraft after landing it in Chicago.

Description printed on accompanying sheet of paper: "Hughes sets record for Atlantic crossing. Paris-- When Howard Hughes, millionaire sportsman, brought his plane to a perfect landing at Le Bourget, he established a record for spanning the Atlantic. After making minor repairs, he left for Russia on the second lap of his world girdling flight. Photo shows Hughes, in center (grey suit), surrounded by welcomes after he left his plane."

The black and white view of a plane used by Howard Hughes being fueled up at Floyd Bennett Field in New York.

An up close view of Howard Hughes at a banquet held for him in the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

The black and white view of Howard Hughes being surrounded by crowds and the press in front of his Lockheed 14 aircraft.