A view of Howard Hughes conversing with unidentified men after landing the Lockheed 14 aircraft in Chicago.

Howard Hughes and unidentified men standing on a stage in front of a crowd of people in Chicago.

Description given with photograph: "Hughes sets new transcontinental transport mark. Floyd Bennet Field, NY--- Howard Hughes, millionaire flier, setting his famous round-the-world transport plane down here, early August 20th, after a record-smashing flight from Los Angeles. Hughes and three companions completed the trip in 10 hours 32 minutes and 20 seconds, shattering the record of 11 hours and five minutes set four years ago by Tommy Tomlinson. The flight was made most of the way in the substratosphere at an average altitude of 17, 000 feet. Credit Line ACME."

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Chicago Cheers Hughes and Companions, Chicago -- Howard Hughes, leader of the quintet that flew Around the World in 3 days, 19 hours, and Mayor Edward J. Kelly, of Chicago, riding at the head of the parade that the city staged in honor of Hughes and his four companions. Credit Lines (ACME) 7/30/38. (NY)."

Howard Hughes (second from right) posing with other unidentified men in a building possibly located in Texas.

A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules being guarded by police men as the aircraft travels down a street in Culver City, California.

A view of Howard Hughes installing a radar safety system for passenger planes in Culver City, California.