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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, … more

Date: November 30, 1940

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.812158 -97.451343

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

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

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.745740 -97.365889

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

1st Prize Carload Hereford Bulls, Colorado, 1946

Photograph of twelve Hereford bulls, all with large horns, lined side by side in a large corral. In the background are several pens and behind that is a tall brush-covered hill. This photo was taken at the headquarters of Switzer and Field Hereford Ranch in Gunnison County, Colorado.

Date: December 1945

Creator: Smith, Guy E.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Cattle Raisers Museum

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

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.787694 -97.421757

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

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

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

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

Item Type: Photograph

Location: None

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[Aircraft Assembly Line]

Image of several planes being constructed by workers in a large warehouse.

Date: October 21, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.774992 -97.449530

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[Aircraft for the County of Tarrant and Aircraft for the City of Fort Worth]

Image of two planes for the County of Tarrant and City of Fort Worth.

Date: July 2, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.774992 -97.449530

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

Ambulance Scooter

Photograph of an ambulance Scooter carrying a patient to the first aid room

Date: July 25, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.774992 -97.449530

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

Ambulance Scooter

Photograph of an ambulance Scooter carrying a patient to the first aid room

Date: July 25, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.774992 -97.449530

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[Amon Carter and Ben E. Keith Shaking Hands]

Image of Amon Carter and Ben Keith shaking hands while standing in front of a City of Fort Worth aircraft, a B-24D.

Date: July 2, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.774992 -97.449530

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[Amon Carter Christening City of Fort Worth Aircraft]

Image of Mr. Amon Carter christening a City of Fort Worth aircraft.

Date: July 2, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.774992 -97.449530

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[Amon Carter Screwing on Dedication Plate]

Image of Mr. Amon Carter screwing on a dedication plate onto the nose of a B-24 plane. Standing behind him is Mr. Ben E. Keith.

Date: July 2, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.774992 -97.449530

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[Amon Carter with British Air Chief]

Image of Amon Carter walking with a group of men, including a British Air Chief.

Date: July 11, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.774992 -97.449530

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[Assembly Warehouse]

Image of several workers working in an assembly warehouse.

Date: October 31, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.774992 -97.449530

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[B-24 heading for initial flight]

Photograph of a B-24 rolling from the hangar heading for its initial flight on April 17, 1942. A crowd stands to the right to watch.

Date: April 17, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.779200 -97.449546

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[B-24, left side]

Photograph of a B-24 from the left side, showing the wing with two propellers in April 1942.

Date: April 28, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

[B-24 with men on top]

Photograph of a B-24 from the side with two workmen standing on the fuselage in April 1942. One of the large propellers is visible.

Date: April 28, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

B-32 Aircraft outside of the Assembly Line.

Photograph of a B-32 aircraft outside of the assembly line at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas in February 1945. The four large engines on the wings are covered.

Date: February 3, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

B-32 Aircraft outside of the Assembly Line.

Photograph of a B-32 aircraft outside of the assembly line at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas in February 1945. The four large engines on the wings are covered. A man on a bicycle looks at the plane.

Date: February 3, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.779230 -97.449601

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

B-32 Assembly

Workers hang engine no. 1 on final assembly of a B-32 at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas on January 25, 1945.

Date: January 25, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.774992 -97.449530

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

B-32 Assembly Line

B-32 assembly line at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas in January 1945.

Date: January 25, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.774992 -97.449530

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

B-32 Assembly Line - nose and tail section line up

Photograph of the B- 32 tail and nose line up on the assembly line at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation in Fort Worth.

Date: February 8, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

B-32 Assembly Line- Tail Groups

Photograph of the "tail groups" in the assembly line of the B-32s at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation in Fort Worth Texas in January 1945.

Date: January 25, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.774992 -97.449530

Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

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40 PBYs on Lake Worth

220-yard dash at the 1944 Fat Stock Show

1st Prize Carload Hereford Bulls, Colorado, 1946

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

Aerial View of Flood in Fort Worth in 1949

Aerial view of Liberator Village

[Aircraft Assembly Line]

[Aircraft for the County of Tarrant and Aircraft for the City of Fort Worth]

Ambulance Scooter

Ambulance Scooter

[Amon Carter and Ben E. Keith Shaking Hands]

[Amon Carter Christening City of Fort Worth Aircraft]

[Amon Carter Screwing on Dedication Plate]

[Amon Carter with British Air Chief]

[Assembly Warehouse]

[B-24 heading for initial flight]

[B-24, left side]

[B-24 with men on top]

B-32 Aircraft outside of the Assembly Line.

B-32 Aircraft outside of the Assembly Line.

B-32 Assembly

B-32 Assembly Line

B-32 Assembly Line - nose and tail section line up

B-32 Assembly Line- Tail Groups