Bell
Organization
Historical Note
Manufacturer. Alternate names: Bell Aircraft Corp, Bell Aerosystems, Bell Helicopter Corp, Bell Aerospace, Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Bell Rocket Belt photograph and correspondence
Collection — Folder: One
Identifier: 2019-00-00-104
Contents of the Collection
This small collection consists of two items: a black-and-white photograph and a printed copy of e-mail correspondence related to the photograph. The 4x5" photograph depicts Bell test pilot Robert Courter wearing the Bell Rocket Belt with a child's doll on the back of it during a tethered test flight inside a hangar, circa late December 1964. It is stamped on the back: "Bell Aerosystems Company." The e-mail, dated October 2019, provides context for the image provided by William P. Suitor, fellow...
Bernard Bourrand Sketchbook
Collection — Box: One
Identifier: 2022-10-06
Content Description
The Bernard Bourrand Sketchbook is a single-item collection: a bound volume full of drawings and sketches by French artist Bernard Bourrand, dating to 1947-1951. The illustrations depict aircraft, automobiles and other forms of transportation, the majority of which are experimental models. Also among the illustrations are other "Atomic Age" futuristic designs. The volume is a record book with paginated ruled pages. Each page has multiple drawings by Bourrand primarily in...
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