Convair Strike

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20031924

Description

Employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation (Convair) are continuing their costly strike. The Bucy-Ingram Company was delivering 100-pound sacks of powdered plaster to the plant when the delivery trucks lost a portion of their load. In all, sixty-three sacks were tossed from the delivery trucks. Deputy Sheriff Woodward Wilson and Deputy Sheriff Paul Shelton arrived on the scene to investigate the incident. According to the Deputies, nine bags broke open on contact with the ground. The rest of the spilled shipment was slit with knives. Deputy Wilson is wearing a hat and suit. Deputy Shelton is dressed in a hat, double breasted suit and smoking a cigar.

Archival Date

1946-04-16

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-410

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation; Convair; Convair Strike; Delivery Trucks; Trucks; Bucy-Ingram Company; Plaster; Bags; Deputies; Sheriff's Department; Deputy Sheriff Wilson; Deputy Sheriff Shelton; Wilson, Woodward; Shelton, Paul