[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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[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 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

[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

Miss Silver Mischief 596, Champion Hereford Female

Photograph of Miss Silver Mischief 596, a champion Hereford female wearing a harness. Standing behind the cow is five men and two women. All of the men are wearing cowboy hats and three are wearing suits and ties. The women are wearing dresses and heals. One man is holding the bull's harness, one man is holding the bull's harness and a man and woman are holding a trophy.
Date: 1961
Creator: unknown
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 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 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