Ida Stephensen operating a Tube-bending Machine

Photograph of Ida Stephenson operating a tube-bending machine in March 1951.
Date: March 8, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mildred Thomas at work in a B-36 fuselage

Mildred Thomas at work in a B-36 fuselage in March 1951. She is drilling a hole in a metal bar.
Date: March 8, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Myrle Lyons working on B-36 fuselage

Photograph of Myrle Lyons at work in a B-36 fuselage in March 1951.
Date: March 8, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Engine Buildup - Firdt Ford Engines

P. Elder and J.L. goldsmith work on one of the first Ford engines for the B-36 in March 1952.
Date: March 27, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cutting Wing Skins with a Skil Saw

Photograph of a workman cutting a "wing skin" with a skil saw. He is cutting through some sheet metal and is wearing a protective face mask.
Date: March 20, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

New Convair Billboard

Photograph of the new Convair sign on billboard at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation.
Date: March 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

New Convair Billboard

Photograph of the new Convair sign on billboard at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation.
Date: March 8, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-36 A #3

Front view of Convair airplane B-36A #3 on a runway.
Date: March 20, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-36 A #3

Front view of Convair airplane B-36A #3 on a runway.
Date: March 20, 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

New Cars in Front of Convair Plant

Photograph of six cars parked in front of a large, brick building that has a large sign with a logo and the name "Convair: A Division of General Dynamics Corporation, Fort Worth." Two men are looking under the hood of the car on the far right.
Date: March 22, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-36 and group

Crewmen pose next to the last Convair B-36 airplane on the day of its delivery to SAM-SAC Cycle One.
Date: March 1, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Employees Leaving Plant After Shift Change]

Plant employees walk through a parking lot towards an exit after a shift change.
Date: March 5, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Employees Leaving Plant After Shift Change]

Plant employees leave the building after a shift change.
Date: March 5, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 Line Shots]

Line of Convair B-58 airplanes being assembled in a warehouse.
Date: March 10, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 Line Shots]

Front view of a line of Convair B-58 airplanes being assembled in a warehouse.
Date: March 10, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Employees Leaving Plant at Shift Change]

Aerial view of the parking lot of a plant as the employees leave at a shift change.
Date: March 11, 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 Assembly Line

Overhead view of long warehouse containing the Convair B-58 airplane assembly line.
Date: March 3, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 Flight Crew preparing for Bendix Trophy run

The Convair B-58 flight crew make final preparations with another officer before a flight from Los Angeles to New York. This flight would win the 1962 Bendix Trophy: Lt. John T. Walton (defensive systems operator), Capt. Robert G. Sowers (pilot), and Capt. Robert McDonald (navigator). In this photo, the flight board behind the crew says, "Carswell Air Force Base," at the top.
Date: March 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bendix Trophy

The Bendix Trophy on display: a figure of two flying men and a small plane. It was won 3-5-1962 by the Convair B-58 and its flight crew.
Date: March 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crew of A/C After Landing]

A crew stands next to Convair airplane B-58 #96, the [first production B-58 to fly with capsules in all three stations.]
Date: March 2, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bendix Trophy Flight Arrival at Los Angeles

A crowd of press and spectators are gathered around the Bendix Trophy winning Convair B-58 plane and its crew as they are greeted by another officer upon their arrival at Los Angeles, California on 3-5-62.
Date: March 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 Arrives at Los Angeles at end of Trophy Flight

This Convair B-58, the Cowtown Hustler, arrives at Los Angeles at the end of its Bendix Trophy winning flight on 3-5-1962.
Date: March 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bendix Trophy

The Bendix Trophy on display: a figure of two flying men and a small plane. it was won 3-5-1962 by the B-58.
Date: March 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

General Thomas Power Greeting B-58 Crew

General Thomas S. Powers greets the crew of Convair B-58 at the end of their Bendix Trophy Flight at Los Angeles, California, 3-5-1962.
Date: March 5, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History