Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Contemplative smile. Here, Howard Hughes seems in rapt thought during one of the numerous speeches extolling his feat. Probably thinking of the "men who designed and perfected to its present remarkable state of efficiency, the modern American flying machine and equipment." (The quote is from his own official statement to the press.) Credit Lines (ACME) 7/15/38."
A crowd watches a band perform in the Helldorado parade on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. Across the street, marquees can be seen for the Boulder Club, Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe Club, Hotel Apache, and Fremont Casino. Street Address: Fremont Street
People line the main street in Tonopah, Nevada to observe a Decoration Day parade. Many storefronts are seen. Caption: "Decoration Day, May 30th, 1906. Photo by H.T. Shaw, Tonopah, Nev."