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Convair Photograph Collection, 1952-1957
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- General Dynamics Corporation. Convair Division
- Title
- Convair Photograph Collection
- Dates
- 1952-1957 (inclusive)19521957
- Quantity
- 54 photographic prints ((1 box))
- Collection Number
- PH0593
- Summary
- 1950s publicity photographs from the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation and Convair
- Repository
-
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In 1923 the E.F. Gallaudet Aircraft Co. acquired patents and manufacturing rights from Dayton-Wright (U.S. Army Air Corps headquarters) and founded Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Consolidated Aircraft merged with Vultee Aircraft Corp. of San Diego, Calif., in 1941 and produced mostly military aircraft. The name was changed to Convair in 1943. Convair became a division of another military contractor, General Dynamics Corp., in 1953.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of publicity photographs of Consolidated Vultee and Convair designs from the 1950s. It is divided into five sections: Commercial Airplanes, Military Airplanes, Production, Static Test Center, and Solar Furnace. The collection primarily contains photographs of military aircraft, including some showing the famous B-36 Peacemaker and B-58 Hustler bombers. The most well documented sections, however, are of experimental military designs, the Static Test Center, which tests metal fatigue, and the experimental "Solar Furnace" (solar-powered laser).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View selections from the collection in digital format
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Convair AirplanesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/1 | 1 | [Number not
used] |
|
| 1/1 | 2 | Convair Skylark
600 airplane
Convair
(photographer)
Artist's depiction.
|
Apr. 11, 1956 |
| 1/1 | 3-4 | Convair Golden
Arrow airplane
Convair
(photographer)
Artist's depiction.
|
June 21, 1956 |
Military AirplanesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/2 | 5 | Convair R3Y
flying boat hull section under construction
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
(photographer)
|
May 2, 1952 |
| 1/2 | 6 |
Convair flying
boat hull section under construction
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
(photographer)
|
|
| 1/2 | 7 | Convair R3Y-1
Tradewind flying boat
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
(photographer)
Artist's depiction.
|
Mar. 25, 1953 |
| 1/2 | 8 |
Convair R3Y-1
Tradewind flying boat, first flight
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
(photographer)
|
Feb. 25, 1954 |
| 1/3 | 9 |
Convair C-131A
Samaritan airplane cut-away model
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
(photographer)
|
Jan. 26, 1953 |
| 1/4 | 10-12 |
Convair XFY-1
experimental airplane in stages of launch sequence
Convair
(photographer)
|
Mar. 17, 1954 |
| 1/4 | 13 | Convair XFY-1
experimental airplane tethered in hanger for initial flight trials with F.
"Skeets" Colman as test pilot
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
(photographer)
|
June 17, 1954 |
| 1/4 | 14-19 | Aug. 1, 1954 | |
| 1/5 | 20-24 |
Convair F-102
Interceptor airplane undergoing flight tests at Edwards Air Force Base,
Calif.
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
(photographer)
|
Feb. 27, 1954 |
| 1/5 | 25-30 | Jan. 5, 1955 | |
| 1/6 | 31 | Convair Terrier
anti-aircraft guided missile launching from USS Mississippi
Convair
(photographer)
|
July 19, 1955 |
| 1/7 | 32-36 |
Convair XF2Y Sea
Dart experimental navy fighter plane undergoing flight tests
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
(photographer)
|
|
| 1/8 | 37 |
Convair NB-36H
airplane, the first aircraft to fly with an operating atomic reactor
aboard
Convair
(photographer)
|
Aug. 6, 1956 |
| 1/9 | 38 | Convair B-58
Hustler airplane, America's first supersonic bomber
Convair
(photographer)
|
Dec. 26, 1956 |
Convair ProductionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/10 | 39 |
Convair Liner
340 under construction at the San Diego, Calif., plant
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
(photographer)
|
Aug. 28, 1952 |
| 1/10 | 40 | Convair trisonic
wind tunnel
Convair
(photographer)
Artist's depiction.
|
Mar. 21, 1955 |
| 1/10 | 41 | Convair
electronically controlled milling machine
Convair
(photographer)
Artist's depiction.
|
Mar. 28, 1955 |
| 1/10 | 42 | Ellis Barron and
Robert Whaling with the Convair "Addaverter" electronic and digital
computer
Convair
(photographer)
|
May 14, 1957 |
Convair Static Test CenterReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/11 | 43-47 | Convair Static
Test Center, San Diego, Calif.
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
(photographer)
|
Jan. 6, 1953 |
Convair Solar FurnaceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/12 | 48 | Convair Solar
Furnace, San Diego, Calif. |
Apr. 15, 1954 |
| 1/12 | 49-51 |
Convair Solar
Furnace in operation
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
(photographer)
|
Apr. 15, 1954 |
| 1/12 | 52 | Display of
ceramic materials burned in Convair's Solar Furnace
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
(photographer)
|
Apr. 15, 1954 |
| 1/12 | 53 | Smoker
demonstrates the solar furnace principle by lighting a cigarette with a
flashlight reflector
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
(photographer)
|
Apr. 15, 1954 |
| 1/12 | 54 | Solar Furnace
made from a search light
Convair
(photographer)
|
May 26, 1955 |
| 1/12 | 55 | Thermodynamic
test specialist operating the solar furnace
Convair
(photographer)
|
May 26, 1955 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Airplanes, Military--United States--Photographs
- Airplanes--United States--Flight testing--Photographs
- B-36 bomber--Photographs
- B-58 bomber--Photographs
- Convair airplanes--Photographs
- Research aircraft--Photographs
Corporate Names
- General Dynamics Corporation. Convair Division
Form or Genre Terms
- Design drawings
- Publicity photographs
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
