L-R: John D. Home, Department Commander of the American Legion; Howard Hughes, Managing Director of production for RKO Pictures; Edward Underwood, Commander of the Hollywood American Legion Motion Picture Post #43.
L-R: Edward Underwood, Commander of the Hollywood American Legion Motion Picture Post #43; Howard Hughes, Managing Director of production for RKO Pictures; John D. Home, Department Commander of the American Legion.
Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes in the cockpit of his plane. A few minutes before leaving Paris for Moscow on the second leg of his flight around the world. 7-12-38"
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Handwritten on verso: "L to R: ?, ?, Tom Weisner, Cannon, Walt Casey, Mark Smith, Jim Marsh." Stamped on verso: "Las Vegas News Bureau Convention Center Las Vegas, NV. 89109"