Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes and his crew arriving at the City Hall after their Round-The-World flight. July 1938."

Description printed on back of photograph: "New York welcomes Howard Hughes. Grover Whalen also in car. 7/15/38."

The black and white view of a parade being held in celebration of Howard Hughes' completion of his Around the World flight in New York City, New York.

A view of crowds waiting to see Howard Hughes arrive at Floyd Bennett Field in New York.

The black and white, portrait view of Howard Hughes standing on the outside steps of City Hall as he poses for pictures in New York City, New York.

Description printed photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "They also flew! New York City--- Heroes yesterday, spectators today. Standing obscurely on the sidelines while New York acclaimed Howard Hughes and his four companions with a typical ticker-tape parade up Broadway, were two men respective aeronautical feats also set the world agog. Second from left is Capt. J. Erroll Boyd, who flew from Toronto, Can, to London in 1930. On that flight he had as his companion and navigator Harry P. M. Connor, who served in the same capacity on the Hughes flight. Beside Boyd, (smoking cigarette) is Roger Q. Williams, who, in 1929, flew from Old Orchard Beach, ME, to Rome. Credit Line (ACME) 7/15/38 (FULL)"

A rear view of Howard Hughes Grover Whalen, and Al Lodwick riding in the back of an automobile in a parade dedicated to Hughes for his completion of the round-the-world flight. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Rear view of car in which Howard Hughes, Al. Lodwick, and Grover Whalen ride up Broadway after Howard Hughes flight Around the World. July 1938."