French Baroudeur SE 5000 Fighter Jet Cutaway, 1956
A nice G.H. Davis cutaway (note “France” added just above his signature) of a French Baroudeur SE-5000. See the landing gear on […]
Category: 1950s
Cutaways from the 1950s (1950 to 1959).
Lark Ground-to-Air Guided Missile Cutaway, 1950
Even though development of the Lark began during World War II, it was not finished in time to assist U.S. troops. Development […]
White House Cutaway Drawing, 1950
The occasion for this cutaway of the White House was its $5.4 million, 2 year-long renovation project under President Harry Truman. By […]
DeHavilland Comet Cutaway, 1950
The Comet was quite a big deal when it was unveiled in 1950. Both Popular Mechanics (Popular Mechanics’ deHavilland Comet Cutaway) and […]
Atomic Pile Cutaway Drawing, 1950
A gorgeous noir-like cutaway of an atomic pile by Alexander Leydenfrost. But why does the drawing look so vague and devoid of […]
Jim Creek Naval Radio Station Illustration 1950
Artist unknown, as this was a tossed-off illustration in the middle of a Popular Science, but what interested me: This is one […]
Ship-Based Anti Submarine Defense Cutaway, 1950
Illustration by Ray Quigley shows an anti-sub device from 1950 termed “the hedgehog.” It lobbed multiple depth charges all at once at […]
Railroad Boxcar Sweeper Arm Cutaway, 1950
This unusual device, made by Stephens-Adamson Co. of Los Angeles, CA, reached deep into boxcars that had loose contents and swept the […]
Photo-Realistic Transparent Movie Set Backdrop, 1950
For most of movie history, set backdrops had been opaque (non-transparent) sheets of fabric stitched together to form larger, set-sized sheets. In […]
Arctic Wanigan Cutaway, 1950
The “wanigan” was an 8 x 24 foot mobile caboose that was attached to the back of Arctic explorers’ tracked wagon trains. […]