The black and white view of Howard Hughes, surrounded by crowds, as he exited his Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Airfield just after performing his final landing on his Around the World flight.
Description given with photo: "Hughes Testifies, Washington: A candid view of plane manufacturer Howard Hughes (above) testifying before the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee today, August 6. hughes opened his testimony with a charge that Senator Owen Brewster (R. ME.), a committee member, offered to call off the senate investigation of his (Hughes) war plane contracts, if Hughes agreed to an air line merger. Credit (ACME) 8/7/47."
Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "H. Hughes, Jesse Jones R. F. C. of Texas, & Count de Saint-Quentin- Wash. D. C. International News."