The black and white view of Howard Hughes, surrounded by crowds, as he stands before a microphone after landing his Lockheed 14 aircraft for the Around the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York.
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes is welcomed by New York on return from Round the World flight. Grover Whalen is on the left. 7/15/38."
Standing from left to right are John D. Home (Department of Communications of the American Legion), Howard Hughes (Managing Director of Production of RKO), and Edward Underwood (Department of Communications of Hollywood American Legion Motion Picture Post #43), in the late 1950s.
The view of a crowd standing outside City Hall while Howard Hughes and his crew get their picture taken in celebration of Hughes' completion of his Round the World flight in New York City, New York.
The view of a crowd standing outside City Hall while Howard Hughes and his crew get their picture taken in celebration of Hughes' completion of his Round the World flight in New York City, New York.
Description provided with image: "Customs operation set up at Hughes West Terminal, Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1968. Las Vegas was designated as an International Port of Entry in 1972. At the time this operation was set up Scandinavian Airlines brought delegates from 128 foreign countries to Las Vegas for the American Mining Congress."