[Members of the Rainbow Camp]

Photograph of members of the Rainbow Camp. Sara McNeill is shown with a camera around her neck. L to R: Mary Voss (Glen Rose, TX), Tom Voss (Glen Rose, TX), Sara McNeill (Richmond, VA), Lyndon Jackson (Dallas, TX), Cleland Bone (Philadelphia, PA), Maurice Bone (Philadelphia, PA).
Date: November 22, 1961
Creator: West, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Members of the Rainbow Camp]

Photograph of the Whittler members of the Rainbow Camp. L to R Back Row: Ann Ruth Jones (Harlingen, TX), Edit Goodwin (Leesburg, FL), Dorothy Eschenbrenner, Dorothy (Houston, TX), Annelle Albritton (Grenada, MS). Front Row: John Wilson (Bossier City, LA), Faries McDaniel (Dallas, TX), Bob Sebesta (Portland, TX), Alvin Zunkel (OAKLAND, CA).
Date: November 22, 1961
Creator: West, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Members of the Rainbow Camp]

Photograph of members of the Rainbow Camp. There are five men on the right with glasses. Two of the men have pipes. There are multiple hand-made chairs in the photograph. L to R: Back Row: Spurgeon Dunman Jr. (Tomball, TX), Howard Mac Allister (Weimar, TX), J.F. Austin (Austin, TX), Bill Hart (Mobile, AL), Gillett Emerson (Stafford, KS), Warren Willis (Lakeland, FL). Front Row: Richard Schmidt (Lubbock, Texas), William Larson (Cincinnati, OH), Archie Faires (Rayville, LA), Thomas Brower (San Antonio, TX)
Date: November 22, 1961
Creator: West, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Members of the Rainbow Camp]

Photograph of some members of the Rainbow Camp. Three of the men in the photograph are wearing glasses. There is a tent in the background. L to R Back Row: John Berkley (Agua Dulce, TX), Clem Sorley (Enid, OK), Neil Pugsley (Waco, TX), Wayne Bryan (Whitesboro, TX), Front Row: George Godfrey (Centerville, MD), Frank Gordon (Little Rock, AK), Richard Perry (Sand Springs, OK), Donald Nead (Denton, TX).
Date: November 22, 1961
Creator: West, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Bleriot Trophy

Three men and a pilot stand next to a plane about to enter the "Hustle Up" Program.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Convair Main Gate

Front view of the main gate at Convair displaying the Convair sign: Convair, a Division of General Dynamics Corporation - Fort Worth
Date: August 15, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bleriot Trophy Speed Run Flight Crew

The Bleriot Trophy Speed Run Flight Crew stand beside their plane reading a notebook.
Date: May 10, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Thompson Trophy

The Thompson Trophy. It is the figure of a man with wings and arms outstretched towards the sky standing in front of a pillar. There are two birds on the side and the sun at the very top.
Date: July 18, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Bleriot Trophy

Side view of The Bleriot Trophy on display. It is the figure of a naked man made of black marble in a flying position emerging from clouds. The clouds are white stone and are the figures of women in various poses on top of a marble dome.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Bleriot Trophy

Side view of The Bleriot Trophy on display. It is the figure of a naked man made of black marble in a flying position emerging from clouds. The clouds are white stone and are the figures of women in various poses on top of a marble dome.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Bleriot Trophy

The Bleriot Trophy sits on display. It is the figure of a naked man made of black marble in a flying position emerging from clouds. The clouds are white stone and are the figures of women in various poses on top of a marble dome.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 Hustler Touching Down in Paris

The Convair B-58 Hustler touches down at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France. At the time it was the Trans-Atlantic Record-Breaker.
Date: May 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Officers View The Thompson Trophy Display

Lieutenant Colonel H.E. Confer, Lieutenant Colonel R.H. Weir and Major H.S. Bialas view the Thompson Trophy Display.
Date: June 9, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-58 Flight Crew preparing for flight to Paris

The B-58 flight crew writes down information for a flight from New York to Paris. This flight would win the Harmon and Mackay trophies. L to R: Maj. Payne, Capt. Wagener and Capt. Polhelmus. Patch on Capt. Polhelmus' flight suit is 64th Bomb Squadron of the 43rd Bomb Wing.
Date: May 26, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 Primary Crew]

Major Payne sitting at a desk with documents, briefs the B-58 Primary Crew for a flight from New York to Paris.
Date: May 22, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bleriot Trophy Winners

Bleriot Trophy Winners next to their plane, the Firefly, a Convair B-58: Major Elmer E. “Gene” Murphy, Major Eugene F. Moses, Lieutenant David F. Dickerson with Colonel James K. Johnson.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 #64 Taxi]

Convair airplane B-58 #64 sits outside a run station. It was the first airplane taken to Bunker Hill AFB.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crew of the B-58 "Hoosier Hustler"

The crew of the Convair B-58 #64 "Hoosier Hustler" airplane stand together in the plane's cockpit.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 Flight Line at Carswell]

An officer and a dog stand near the Convair B-58 airplane flight line at Carswell Air Force Base.
Date: February 9, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crew of the B-58 "Hoosier Hustler"

The crew of the Convair B-58 #64 "Hoosier Hustler" stand next to the airplane.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colonel O'Brien Recieves B-58 #64 from B.G. Reed

Colonel F.L. O'Brien shakes hands with B.G. Reed upon receiving the Convair airplane B-58 #64 "Hoosier Hustler." It is the first airplane taken to Bunker Hill Air Force Base.
Date: May 11, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crew Flying First B-58 to Bunker Hill AFB]

Crewmen make notes before flying the first Convair B-58 airplane to Bunker Hill Air Force Base. Standing left to right: Colonel F.L. O'Brien, Major G.V. Cohlmia and Major W.W. Wilson
Date: April 24, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[B-58 Justler Scramble Photo]

Scramble photo of a Convair B-58 Hustler airplane.
Date: January 30, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History