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$1,000 War Bond Winners

Photograph of a man pointing to the name of the $1,000 War Bond Winner listed on the "Work-to-Win" chart.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[16 Year Old Curtis Atteberry]

Image of 16 year old Curtis Atteberry working with metallic materials.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[16 Year Old Teenagers]

Image of four male teenagers working together. Left to right is: Clois Duffee, Robert Lee Smith, Paul Fanning, and Robert Couch.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[16 Year Olds]

Image of three male sixteen year old teenagers working together wearing protective glasses and holding power tools. Left to right is: Jack Dalby, Paul Haddix, and Billy Simonds.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

40 airplanes on Lake Worth to Escape Gulf Storm

Aerial photograph of forty aiplanes floating on Lake Worth, possibly PBYs. In the bottom part of the photograph is land with roads and buildings. There are small islands in the lake.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

40 PBYs on Lake Worth

Aerial photograph of forty airplanes floating on Lake Worth. According to Jeff Rhodes: "On 22 November 1940, Consolidated Aircraft Chief Test Pilot Bill Wheatley contacted newspaper publisher and Fort Worth, Texas, civic booster Amon G. Carter, explaining the company had been ordered to transfer 200 PBY Catalina patrol seaplanes (37 of the aircraft can be seen in this photo) from San Diego, California, to Britain and that the crews were in immediate need of a layover point. In just eight days, Carter, with the help of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, arranged for fuel, food, lodging for the flight crews, and moorings for the aircraft in Lake Worth. To keep the mission secret, the public was told the planes were in Fort Worth to weather out a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. The quick response from Carter and the Chamber of Commerce later helped convince Consolidated Aircraft to build a manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, which is still in operation and today is home to a completely different breed of Cat-- the F-35."
Date: November 30, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

220-yard dash at the 1944 Fat Stock Show

Photograph of the runners making their start in the 220-yard dash at the 1944 Fat Stock Show track and field meet. The man on the far right is Curly Whitaker, who entered for Convair.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

3500-Horsepower Pratt and Whitney Engines on B-36

Photograph of (left to right) Sgt. L. R. Ankrum, Sgt. C. E. Cooey, Sgt. G. L. Speck, and R. F. Purkey standing beside a Pratt and Whitney engine for a B-36. They are inside a warehouse or hangar that has two rows of engines.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Administration Building]

Image of an administration building and the street that runs along the side of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of C.V.A.C. and Tarrant Field

Aerial view of C.V.A.C. (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation) and Tarrant Field. Runways criss-cross below and a fleet of planes are lined up to the lower left of the photo.
Date: July 25, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Carswell Air Force Base

Aerial view of Carswell Air Force base in Fort Worth, Texas. The runways form an asterisk pattern when seen from above. A plane is either taking off or landing on the runway in the center of the photo.
Date: April 27, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Convair

Aerial photograph of Convair (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation) in April 1953. Airplanes, runways, and the plant are seen below.
Date: April 27, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Convair

Aerial photograph of Convair (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation) in April 1953.
Date: April 27, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of Flood in Fort Worth in 1949

Aerial photograph of flood waters in Fort Worth on May 17, 1949. The Montgomery Wards building is seen on the upper right. Many roads and buildings are under water.
Date: May 17, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial view of Liberator Village

Photograph of Liberator Village from the air. Many houses are seen lining the streets in this housing tract.
Date: July 25, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial View of the Convair Administration Building

Aerial view of a large building with the words, "CONVAIR, Fort Worth" across the front side of it. In front of the building is a large parking lot filled with automobiles, a flagpole, grass and trees. Behind the building are two water towers.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[AF Flight-Test Crew]

Four Air Force flight-test crew members standing near an airplane. Standing Left to Right: Captain C.R. Keogh, Captain R.C. Van Hellen, Captain, J.W. Brown, Captain C.W. Boyd
Date: August 18, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Air Force Acceptance of XC-99

Photograph of an XC-99 airplane on a large tarmac with several men in white shirts below it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Air force Flight Crew in Pressure Suits]

An Air Force flight crew wearing pressure suits stands on a ladder next to a Convair airplane B-58 #2. Lettering on the plane says, "Air Force Flight Test Center."
Date: January 24, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aircraft Assembly Line]

Image of an assembly line of employees working on the construction of an aircraft. The view is an overhead shot of the mating buck.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aircraft Assembly Line]

Image of several planes being constructed by workers in a large warehouse.
Date: October 21, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aircraft Assembly Line]

Image of a double assembly line for camouflaged planes. The photograph was taken inside of a large warehouse where several planes are positioned tightly next to each other.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aircraft Assembly Line]

Image of a double assembly line for camouflaged planes. The photograph was taken inside of a large warehouse where several planes are positioned tightly next to each other.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aircraft Assembly Line]

Image of an aircraft assembly line. The photograph was taken inside of a large warehouse where several planes are positioned tightly next to each other. The modification line can be seen on the far left hand side of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History