Aircraft industry

Charles S. Murphy, Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (1965-1968) is shown at the top of the ladder by a Douglas Aircraft Company jet titled "Saturn, 321" located in a hangar. The man next to Murphy is unidentified but believed to be a Douglas Aircraft official. The location is thought to be Long Beach, California.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (center) is watching an airplane being built during his visit to Topeka, Kansas to attend the 35th Division Reunion, representing President Harry S. Truman, who was unable to attend. Others are unidentified.

A young Charles Ross (first row, left) is shown on the steps of the Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Building in Kansas City, Missouri, with a group of unknown men. Charles Ross was probably a journalist at this time.

An aerial photograph of the Beechcraft aircraft factory in Wichita, Kansas.

Lt. Col. A. Robert Ginsburgh, Aide to the Under Secretary of War, and a group of Army officers and enlisted men from Washington, D. C., and March Field, visit Consolidated Aircraft Plants on March 24, 1942. This photo shows a band playing the Star Spangled Banner as all military personnel salute. Lt. Col. Ginsburgh is standing at the podium. The other people are unidentified. This is a visit to a war production plant.