Picture of Grover Whalen, Howard Hughes, and Al Lodwick riding in the back of an automobile during a parade celebrating Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.

A picture of the crowd at a parade celebrating the completion of Howard Hughes' round the world flight.

A general view of the parade consisting of thousands of people celebrating Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.

Note: Horse shoe shaped menu Restaurant: Hotel Continental (London, England) Location: Regent Street, S. W., London, England

From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Civic Center Drive between Las Vegas Boulevard and Lake Mead Boulevard.

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."