Image of an army airplane in flight, possibly somewhere over the Trans World Airlines (TWA) airport terminal in Boulder City.

A view of Howard Hughes in the backseat of a car, after landing at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York.

Description given with photo: "Non-Stop Los Angeles - New York Flight Inaugurated New York -- View of the crowd around the "Star of California" waiting for passengers -- most of them after it landed at LaGuardia Airport Feb. 15. Piloted by Howard Hughes, famed Around-The-World record holder and a TWA executive, the flight in-augurated non-stop schedule between Los Angeles and New York. The TWA Constellation made the trip in 8 hours and 38 minutes, as compared with the record of 7 hours, 27 minutes. Credit (ACME) 2/15/46."

From the Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs

Description provided with image: "One of the two rooms situated in the basement of Building No. 1, particularly undesirable because of poor lighting and low ceiling. The small window is one of three providing natural light for this room. Jan. 17, 1947. Boulder City, Nevada."

A view of the Hoover Dam mascot, a dog, near Boulder City, Nevada. The caption on the image reads: "'Nig', the Hoover Dam mascot."