Medium
black-and-white photographs
photographs
visual works

Date of Original
1942/1945, 1951/1952

Subject
Aircraft industry--Georgia
Airplane factories--Design and construction
Airplane factories--Employees
Airplanes, Military
B-29 bomber
B-47 bomber
Bombers
Aircraft--Georgia--Marietta
Industry--Georgia--Marietta
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Lockheed Corporation

Location
United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Marietta, 33.9526, -84.54993

Type
StillImage

Description
In December 1941, the United States government selected Bell Aircraft Corporation to build B-29 bombers. On March 30, 1942, Bell broke ground in Marietta, Georgia, for a new plant to build the aircraft, and by March 1943, aircraft construction had begun. The Bell Aircraft operation at this plant closed after V-J Day in 1945. In January 1951, at the request of the U.S. Air Force, the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation of Burbank, California, reopened the facility to make modifications to the B-29 aircraft. The Marietta operation also began work on the B-47 aircraft. The first Marietta-made B-47 flew in December 1942.
This collection contains photographs of the construction of the plant, the buildings and grounds, employees, and construction and flight of the B-29 aircraft. In addition, the collection contains photographs of the Lockheed operation, including construction of new buildings, employees and work on the B-29 and B-47. They were taken between 1951 and 1952, after Lockheed reopened the facility.
The Bell Aircraft Corporation photographs contain 126 black and white photographic prints, 125 of which are digitized and available on this database.
To view the rest of the images, please visit the Kenan Research Center located at 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30305. Our hours of operation are 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday – Saturday. You may contact us by calling 404.814.4040 or emailing reference@atlantahisorycenter.com.
Digitization of this collection is made possible in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Original Collection
Bell Aircraft Corporation Photographs

Rights