consolidatedaircraftcorporation

39 photos tagged consolidatedaircraftcorporation, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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1939

1942

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[Consolidated PBY-3 Catalina at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Bethlehem Steel Corporation] from SMU Libraries Digital Collections uploaded January 2014
[Consolidated PBY-3 Catalina and Control Tower at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Bethlehem Steel Corporation] from SMU Libraries Digital Collections uploaded January 2014
Working on the wing center section at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Drilling on a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Consolidated transport planes being loaded, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Installing oxygen flask racks above the flight deck of a C-87 transport at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Lowering an engine in place in assembling a C-87 transport plane at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
A mating operation on a transport plane just before it comes to the pre-assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Installing an engine at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Fitting the tail of a transport plane to the wing center section in the fuselage mating fixture at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Lowering an engine in place in assembling a transport plane in a Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Installing structural parts of a C-87 transport plane in the tunnel of a tail fuselage section at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Getting a nose door ready to put on a C-87 transport plane at the end of the assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Frances Eggleston, aged 23, came from Oklahoma, used to do office work. Removing paper from pilot's window(?), Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Beulah Faith, 20, used to be sales clerk in department store, reaming tools for transport on lathe machine, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

Heidi Day said:
So weird to see someone named Beulah who is only 20 years old . . .
Feeble Marble said:
What an amazing name!
Warco said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Lathes, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

A lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

Amelia E said:
I love this one, it looks a lot less staged than a lot of the "women workers" photos.
Kest Schwartzman said:
yes, I'm envisioning this scene- supervisor-"ok, girls, tomorrow the photographer's going to be coming by, so everybody look pretty, ok?" crowd murmering "oh, we might make the paper!" "maybe the girls at home will see it" "how exciting" And here's sally in her yellow cap "humph, he probably won't come, and even if he does, he won't really publich any of the pictures..."
vmikhailovich said:
I live in another poor country , I am old lathe operator from Russia , I am accidentally got find this beautiful site , with the photos of the Workers of the past … simple Workers … but so much respect from the US people of our day for them … Great memory for the past – and –Great country now ! Long Live America ! PS - during 10 years I cannot to find lathe operator in internet – simply to talk with him or her about the way of working day at your factory, mill, etc. May be now and here I’ll find the friend ? my e-male –moroz49@list.ru
Warco said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Lathes, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., [Fort Worth, Texas] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

trialsanderrors said:
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