The black and white view of mechanics working on the Lockheed 14 aircraft. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Filling up the take with gasoline on Howard Hughes' plane in preparation for a take-off for Paris. At Floyd Bennett Field. July 1938."
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Handwritten on verso: "L-R: Mrs. Howard Cannon; Senator Cannon; Mr. ? Gottchalk - Dem Comitee Member - Carson; John Koontz". Stamped on verso: "John J Nulty Photographer 230 Tahoe Drive Carson City, Nevada Tel. GR. 2-2603"
Billboard reading Welcome home, Howard!, dedicated to Howard Hughes in 1972, located on Desert Inn Road behind the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Landmark Hotel tower is seen behind the Convention Center dome.
The black and white view of Howard Hughes surrounded by unidentified people at the Chicago Municipal Airport. Printed on a paper included with the photograph: "Millionaire Speed King. Howard Hughes, Multimillionaire movie producer and speed flyer, at the Chicago Municipal Airport preparing for a flight to Los Angeles, Calif., in which he hopes to set a new speed record. Credit Line (ACME) 5/14/36."