Black and white image of the Hughes Racer at Newark Airport after setting new transcontinental record of 332 miles an hour.

The black and white view of the Hughes Racer at Newark Airport after setting new transcontinental record of 332 miles an hour.

Description printed on back of photograph: "Night scene at Le Bouget Field before Howard Hughes took off for Moscow."

Description printed on accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes after arriving in Paris on his first stop of a round-the-world flight. 7-11-38"

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes speaking into a mike at Paris before leaving for Moscow on the second leg of his round the world flight 7-12-1938"

Description given with photo: "After Non-Stop Coast to Coast Flight -- Pilot Howard Hughes (left) millionaire flier and movie producer, co-pilot Joseph Bartles, and navigator Robert Stevens, relax at the controls of their Lock-heed Constellation after landing at LaGuardia Field in new York City, Feb. 15 on Pre-Inaugural non-stop coast to coast flight from Burbank, Calif. the Constellation, named "Start of California" and carrying 34 passengers, including movie stars and a crew of seven, landed at LaGuardia Field eight hours and 38 minutes after leaving Burbank. 22/15/46."