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Description given with photograph: "Hughes sets new transcontinental transport mark. Floyd Bennet Field, NY--- Howard Hughes, millionaire flier, setting his famous round-the-world transport plane down here, early August 20th, after a record-smashing flight from Los Angeles. Hughes and three companions completed the trip in 10 hours 32 minutes and 20 seconds, shattering the record of 11 hours and five minutes set four years ago by Tommy Tomlinson. The flight was made most of the way in the substratosphere at an average altitude of 17, 000 feet. Credit Line ACME."

A view of Howard Hughes alighting from his plane, possibly in Floyd Bennet Airfield in 1938.

A close up view of Howard Hughes alighting from his plane, possibly in Floyd Bennet Airfield in 1938.

A close up of Howard Hughes smiling with two unidentified men.

Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes after landing in New York after a high altitude flight from Los Angeles during which he tested a new two-ounce oxygen mask. With him were (L to R): Charles Perrine, Glenn Odekirk, and Harry Connor."

Howard Hughes and other unidentified men surrounded by crowds.

Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes in New York after making a high altitude flight from Los Angeles during which he tested a two-ounce oxygen mask."