Close up shot of construction cranes at the MGM Hotel. A sign held up by the cranes reads "AICURO Builders - 15,508 Pieces of Precast Concrete - 9 Months - Tops Out M.G.M. Grand." The sign has two American flags attached, waving at the top.

Stuart Mason (middle) walks with Dorothy and the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz, arm in arm, at the MGM Topping Off Party. Guests at the event can be seen sitting behind them, and Larry Woolf, MGM's President, stands to the left at the podium.

Stuart Mason shakes hands with Al Benedict next to Bernie Rothkopf outdoors of the construction site, wearing construction hats and posing for the camera. A banner behind the men reads "MGM Grand Hotel." Photograph is in black and white; For similar picture in color, see jhp000979-002.