Exterior photograph of the facade of the Beth-El Congregation synagogue at 207 W. Broadway Avenue in Fort Worth. The building was restored after a fire. The congregation occupied the building from 1920 until 2000. It is still standing.

Photograph of the "Presentation" party for Jewish Debutantes in 1951 in the Venetian Ballroom of the Blackstone Hotel, Fort Worth. The women are arrayed on a staircase in two rows. They are holding bouquets of flowers and wearing formal gowns. There is a palm frond potted plant at the bottom of the stairs. The women from left to right on the back row: Barbara Walensky (Zale), Esther Rosenthal, Gloria Laves, La Rue Glickman (Glazer), Sandra Rashti, Jayne Meyers (Eisen), Sonja Sandler (Stenzler), Sandra Miron (Freed), Yvonne Greene (Lewis). The women from left to right on the front row: Dorothy Prager, Sara Rashti, Realene "Bootsie" Mehl (Coggan), Sandra Zaetler.

Photograph of first shift employees leaving the plant through Gate 8 on September 25, 1951.

Photograph of first shift employees leaving the plant through Gate 8 on September 25, 1951.

L.R. Purselley operating a square-hole drill in September 1951. He wears an apron and safety glasses.

Large black hearse used to transport Convair employees. Men are seated in the car while one looks into the back. Photo taken on August 2, 1951.

Photograph of the last B-36E as it is turned over to the Air Force crew on July 20, 1951. Front (L-R): L. Roe, Capt. E. Gustavsen, Sgt. R.R. Schuman, 1st Lt. R.R. Lovell, Cpl. G.J. Larsen. Back row (L-R): Capt. B.O. Bowers, 1st Lt. G. B. Boothby, Maj. A.M. Meckler, PFC A. Renteria, Sgt. R.H. Hicks, Sgt. V. D. Bostick, and Sgt. T. Gray.

Photograph of a group of Convair guards in a training class in July 1951

Photograph of chairs mounted on a dolly in preparation for the Spanish Minister's visit in May 1951.

Photograph of chairs mounted on a dolly in preparation for the Spanish Minister's visit in May 1951.

Photograph of four men standing beside the last B-36A to be converted to a B-36E on April 27, 1951.

Children get an autograph of one of the Cats baseball players in April 1951. They stand behind a chain-link fence and hand balls to the player.

Mildred Thomas at work in a B-36 fuselage in March 1951. She is drilling a hole in a metal bar.

Photograph of Myrle Lyons at work in a B-36 fuselage in March 1951.

Photograph of Ida Stephenson operating a tube-bending machine in March 1951.

Photograph of Billie Wofford operating a multi-punch machine in March 1951. She has a mallet in her right hand.

Photograph of Billie Wofford operating a multi-punch machine in March 1951. She has a mallet in her right hand.

Photograph of Minnie Taylor operating a drill press in March 1951. She has her hair pulled back and wears safety glasses.

Photograph of Ruby Taylor riveting part of an airplane in March 1951.

Gladys Brogdon at work in Engineering Test Lab using electronic instruments in 1951.

Gladys Brogdon at work in Engineering Test Lab using electronic instruments in 1951.

Photograph of Myrel Williams selecting a snack from the lunch wagon in 1951.

Photograph of the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show parade in January 1951. The CVAC employees are on horseback.

Photograph of the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show parade in January 1951. The CVAC employees are on horseback.