Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW-DESIGN PHOTO PLANE COMPLETED CULVER CITY, Calif., July 7 -- test-flown today for the first time, the new XF-11 was revealed as one of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes. It was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with the Air Materiel command engineers. Army officials said that it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet. The plane has a pressurized cabin making it unnecessary for the crew to use oxygen masks. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947."

Description provided with image: "This view illustrates the crowded conditions attendant to the multi-purpose use of this small 26' x 15' room of the Legion Building. It is used as a beginner's band practice room, nurse's quarters for treatment and health inspection. It has also been used as a classroom for special remedial groups. Jan. 17, 1947, Boulder City , Nevada."

Black and white photograph of Las Vegas businessmen from six companies in Boulder City.

A black and white image of a road with several makeshift homes in Ragtown, an area near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.

A black and white image of many people at the gate leading into Boulder City "where men are hired."

Geologic formations southeast of Boulder City, Nevada.

Tourists arriving by bus in Boulder City, Nevada, 1931.