REFLECTIONS Extra – Early 1960s Bonanza Headquarters Candid Slides
The NWAHC Archives received a cache of over 250 photo negative slides back in 2008 but they were not converted to positives until a few years ago by our previous editor Robert DuBert. Only a few came with captions to identify people or events, but you can see these were taken in the 1959-1962 era at the company’s headquarters in Las Vegas, and most were candid or lightly staged shots of everyday business. We’ll debut a large number of them here now – many pictures were shot of particular scenes, so we’ll show the highlights. If you can help us identify the folks and their roles in these pictures, or share stories about your time at Bonanza, please leave a note in the comments!
Seeing double? Model F-27 meets its life-size original on the ramp at Las Vegas, 1959. Slide from Bonanza archives at the NWAHC.Santa descending F-27 N148L at Las Vegas, 1959. From the NWAHC archives.Handing out gifts on the Las Vegas ramp, Christmas 1959. From the NWAHC archives.Handing out gifts on the Las Vegas ramp, Christmas 1959. From the NWAHC archives.1960 action in Bonanza’s Las Vegas hangar with F-27 overhaul. From the NWAHC collection.
1960 action in Bonanza’s Las Vegas hangar with F-27 overhaul. From the NWAHC collection.
1960 action in Bonanza’s Las Vegas hangar with F-27 overhaul. From the NWAHC collection.1960 action in Bonanza’s Las Vegas hangar with F-27 overhaul. From the NWAHC collection.
1960 action in Bonanza’s Las Vegas hangar with F-27 overhaul. From the NWAHC collection.
1960 action in Bonanza’s Las Vegas hangar with F-27 overhaul. From the NWAHC collection.
F-27 flight deck detail, 1960. From the NWAHC collection.Gladys Pyles, 1960. From the NWAHC archive.Bob Hill, 1960. From the NWAHC archive.“Spoor, undated” From the NWAHC archive.George Schleifer, Feb. 1960. From the NWAHC archive.
Caption: “Puskarich, 1960.” From the NWAHC archive.
Anne Sanderson, no date noted. From the NWAHC archive.
B. Ryan, 1960. From the NWAHC archive.Maintenance staff, 1960. From the NWAHC archives.Maintenance staff, 1960. From the NWAHC archives.Maintenance staff, 1960. From the NWAHC archives.Maintenance staff, 1960. From the NWAHC archives.Group photo of the “Olympic-France” tour group with a chartered company DC-3 in 1960. From the NWAHC collection.
Leo Stec, 1960. From the NWAHC archive.
Dick Neal, 1960. From the NWAHC archive.
“We Give” charitable campaign promo photo, undated. From the NWAHC archive.A series of Flight Attendant application promotional photos, August 1960. (Bonanza called them “hostesses.”) From the NWAHC archive.FA-interview photograph, August 1960 from the NWAHC archive. Can we identify these individuals?FA-interview photograph, August 1960 from the NWAHC archive. Can we identify these individuals?
Modeling the cabin uniform, August 1960. Photograph from the NWAHC archive.
Modeling the cabin uniform, August 1960. Photograph from the NWAHC archive.
Modeling the cabin uniform, August 1960. Photograph from the NWAHC archive.
Modeling the cabin uniform, August 1960. Photograph from the NWAHC archive.Louise Wagner, Nov. 1960. From the NWAHC archive.Jim Jenks, 1960. From the NWAHC archive.N491 at Las Vegas in February 1961, getting its paint stripped as the ship is prepared to leave company service. The slide caption notes, “Tillie washing off paint.” From the NWAHC collection.
Ron Jackson, 1961. From the NWAHC archive.
Captioned “Ed Converse presents 15-year pens to Pilots, Apr. 11, 1961.” From the NWAHC collection.Ruth Jordan, Dec. 6, 1961. From the NWAHC archive.
Art Taylor, photographed March 1, 1962. From the NWAHC archive.
Frank Smith, 1962. From the NWAHC archive.
George Moulton, October 10, 1962. From the NWAHC archive.Captioned “Jim White and Reynolds, Oct. 5, 1962.” From the NWAHC Collection.Ed Converse at his desk, Nov. 1962. From the NWAHC collection.George Moulton and assistant stuffing tourism flyers into sales promotional folders, November 1962. From the NWAHC archive.George Moulton showing off the banner welcoming the American Society of Travel Agents to Bonanza HQ, November 1962. From the NWAHC archive.Ed Converse at his desk, Nov. 1962. From the NWAHC collection.“Route discussion with Ed Converse, Nov. 1962.” From the NWAHC collection.Signing of the BAC One-Eleven order, Nov. 1962. From the NWAHC collection.A post-signing snapshot at BON’s Las Vegas headquarters, November 1962, with the model front and center. From the NWAHC Archives.Dan Mills, December 1962. From the NWAHC archive.
