Night view of the Fremont Theatre. There is a prop sign in front the reads: "Quiet Hospital Zone." Also shown are neon signs and store fronts on Fremont Street in background. Site Name: Fremont Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Members of the Howard Hughes flight around the world are (L-to-R) Thomas Thurlow, navigator; Richard Stoddart, radio engineer; Ed Lund, mechanic and H. P. Connor, co-navigator, as they rode in the welcoming parade in New York City 7-15-38."
Howard Hughes speaks into two microphones as he gives a news conference beside the Douglas DC-3, after landing in New York. This was his first flight after the nearly fatal crash of the first XF-11. A number of officials and onlookers stand nearby.
Note: "From R. M. Hughes, Headwaiter" handwritten on back of menu in black ink Restaurant: Park Hotel (Madison, Wis.) Location: Madison, Wisconsin, United States