J. I. Earl farm, Bunkerville, Nevada, July 20, 1905. (birthdate of M[erle] Frehner). J. I. Earl, standing left, gray derby hat; A[lbert] Frehner, big hat; Hector Bunker, carrying grain scale; Cal or Ace Barnum driver on horse-power.
Howard Hughes speaks into two microphones as he gives a news conference beside the Douglas DC-3, after landing in New York. This was his first flight after the nearly fatal crash of the first XF-11. A number of officials and onlookers stand nearby.