A view of Grover Whalen, Howard Hughes, and Al Lodwick riding in the back of an automobile during a parade procession. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes reception in New York."
Description given with photo: "After Non-Stop Coast to Coast Flight -- Pilot Howard Hughes (left) millionaire flier and movie producer, co-pilot Joseph Bartles, and navigator Robert Stevens, relax at the controls of their Lock-heed Constellation after landing at LaGuardia Field in new York City, Feb. 15 on Pre-Inaugural non-stop coast to coast flight from Burbank, Calif. the Constellation, named "Start of California" and carrying 34 passengers, including movie stars and a crew of seven, landed at LaGuardia Field eight hours and 38 minutes after leaving Burbank. 22/15/46."
Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Gen. view parade: As globe fliers braved Broadway blizzard, New York. Although they didn't encounter a single snowflake on their roaring dash across Siberia, Howard Hughes and his four-man crew met a regular blizzard (of Broadway ticker tape) today as New York paid them homage as only New York know how. This is a view of the scene as the triumphal procession proceeded from the Battery to City Call. In the car are (left to right) Grover Whalen, President of the New York World's Fair, Howard Hughes and Al Lodwick, his press representative. (w) 7-15-38.30."
Note: Embossed illustration colored with metallic paints on front cover. Illustration of hotel on the back cover Restaurant: Sweet's Hotel Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
39 x 50 cm. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Issued May 7th 1877-2nd ed. June 30th, 1881." "Expeditions of 1878 and 1879 under the command of 1st. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corp. of Engineers U.S. Army." "Weyss Herman & Lang Del." Prime meridians: Washington, D.C. and Greenwich Geological map Probably originally published as part of the geological atlas which is an appendix to the Surveys' Report upon United States geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian. "Prof. John J. Stevenson, geological assistant." "By order of the honorable the Secretary of War under the direction of Brig. General A. A. Hunphreys, Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army." Original publisher: U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Scale: 1 inch to 4 miles or 1: 253440.