Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes and his crew welcomed at the City Hall, New York, after their Round the World flight. July 1938."

The black and white view of Grover Whalen (left) and Howard Hughes (right) enjoying the attention from a crowd of thousands of people who attended a parade that celebrated Hughes' completion of his Round the World flight in New York City.

A view of crowds waiting to see Howard Hughes arrive at Floyd Bennett Field in New York.

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Mayor Fiorello Laguardia welcoming Howard Hughes and his four-man crew after flight Around the World. 7/15/38."

The view of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade after he completed his Round-The-World flight in New York.

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade after he completed his Round-The-World flight in New York.

The view of Howard Hughes inside of City Hall after completing his Round The World flight.