From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). The men are studying a "Report of the Nevada Committee for the Utilization of State Resources to Meet National Needs."
The black and white view of Howard Hughes sitting in an unidentified plane surrounded by unnamed people in Glendale, California. Printed on a paper included with the photograph: "Howard Hughes is shown at Glendale, Calif., after a nonstop flight from Chicago. (Press Association) (H.H. 16)."