The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew exiting the Lockheed 14 aircraft after they performed the final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Crowds jammed on field around Hughes' plane New York City-- Police holding back part of the wildly cheering crowd of 30,000 persons from the plane of Howard Hughes after Hughes and his crew of four had landed the faint Lockheed at Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, after the record-smashing 3 day, 19 hour, 14 minute flight around the world. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"
Depicted is an artist's Artist's rendering of the New Frontier Hotel. Written on the photograph is, "Frontier Hotel. Las Vegas, Nevada. Missman & Rissman, Assoc., architects". Typewritten on the sleeve, "The new $25 million 650-room Frontier Hotel opening in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 29, 1967."
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Hughes, Companions Hailed at N.Y. City Hall, New York City -- As thousands of New Yorkers cheered until hoarse, Howard Hughes and his four companions on his record-smashing, globe-girdling flight are shown as they arrived at City Hall July 15 for an official welcome and congratulation. It was the greatest reception New York had unloosed since Lindbergh's eleven years ago. 7/15/38 Credit Line (ACME)."
Members of the Rockwell family on the Chemung River near Elmira, New York. Leon Rockwell sits in a rowboat as two women step into the boat. Two boys with a rowboat are seen in the background. Handwritten on back of photograph: "Mother, Aunt Jessie; Floyd and Earl; myself 1902."
The iew of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade for Howard Hughes after he completed his Around The World flight in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes receiving the applause of the crowd during his reception in New York City. - 7-15-38. (Press Association.)"