Site plan for the 1985 construction of the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. Parchment copy. Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City) Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
Howard Hughes (left, in dark coat) noted designer, builder, and industrialist entering the hull of the Hughes Flying Boat, the largest airplane in the world, as it was nearing completion on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor. With him is Joe Petralli, assistant director of service and flight.
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Chicago Cheers Hughes and Companions, Chicago -- Howard Hughes, leader of the quintet that flew Around the World in 3 days, 19 hours, and Mayor Edward J. Kelly, of Chicago, riding at the head of the parade that the city staged in honor of Hughes and his four companions. Credit Lines (ACME) 7/30/38. (NY)."
Plans for the construction of the Showboat Hotel Casino in Atlantic City from 1985. John A. Martin, structural engineer; Albert A. Hellman, mechanical engineer; Norman A. Cohen, electrical engineer. Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City) Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ