Written on the front of the photo: "Old Calico City via Beacon Tavern, Barstow, Calif." A handwritten inscription found on the back reads: "Nearly a ghost town, but as you know, there are many mines still being worked on in these mountains."
Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Members of the Howard Hughes flight around the world are (L-to-R) Thomas Thurlow, navigator; Richard Stoddart, radio engineer; Ed Lund, mechanic and H. P. Connor, co-navigator, as they rode in the welcoming parade in New York City 7-15-38."
A black and white image of women and children posing in front of a makeshift home in in Ragtown, an area near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.
Six men stand/sit on their boat, showcasing their catch of fish from the lake. Lake Mead and other boats are visible behind them. The fishermen identified left to right, top row to bottom row, with handwritten inscription: "1. Bill Miller, 2. ?, 3. Bill Miller's brother, 4. Eye, Ear, Nose Specialist, 5. Baker from TWA 6. Gil Tilford - beer hall - rec hall, Boulder City."" (handwritten inscription) by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.