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[Groundbreaking, Dan Danciger Jewish Community Center]

Description: Six men in suits dig shovels into dirt at the groundbreaking of the Dan Danciger Jewish Community Center in 1964. The name tag of the man second from the left reads "Jake Feldman" and the man third from the left has a name tag which says "Louis Bockstein," the other men are unknown. The sign in the background reads: "Dan Danciger Jewish Community Center Cadenhead Construction Co. Inc. General Contractor Wyatt C. Hedrick Architect - Engineer Sub-Contractors" The names below "Sub-Contractors" areā€¦ more
Date: 1964
Creator: Don Barnett Photography
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

Bleriot Trophy Winners

Description: Bleriot Trophy Winners next to their plane, the Firefly, a Convair B-58: Major Elmer E. ā€œGeneā€ Murphy, Major Eugene F. Moses, Lieutenant David F. Dickerson with Colonel James K. Johnson.
Date: May 11, 1961
Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

B-58 Flight Crew preparing for flight to Paris

Description: 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
Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth

B-58 Flight Crew preparing for Bendix Trophy run

Description: The Convair B-58 flight crew make final preparations with another officer before a flight from Los Angeles to New York. This flight would win the 1962 Bendix Trophy: Lt. John T. Walton (defensive systems operator), Capt. Robert G. Sowers (pilot), and Capt. Robert McDonald (navigator). In this photo, the flight board behind the crew says, "Carswell Air Force Base," at the top.
Date: March 5, 1962
Partner: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth
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