The black and white view of Howard Hughes being surrounded by crowds and the press in front of his Lockheed 14 aircraft.

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Chicago crowd greeting Howard Hughes when he arrived there."

A view of crowds and the press at a parade for Howard Hughes celebrating the flyer's completion of his Round-The-World trip in Chicago.

A view of Howard Hughes emerging from the Lockheed 14 aircraft after landing it in Chicago.

Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14 in Los Angeles, California. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes off on first leaf of flight to Paris. Los Angeles, Cal. -- Howard Hughes, Millionaire oil man and speed flyer, at the controls of his huge Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" as it took off from here for its leisurely flight to New York, from where Hughes and his crew will fly to Paris and perhaps around the world. 7/4/1938 Credit line (ACME)."

A view looking down Broadway during the parade procession to celebrate Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.

A view looking down Broadway during the parade procession to celebrate Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.