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[WASP on Plane Wing]
Photograph of woman with hair braids wearing a flight suit and holding note pad while sitting on the wing of a small plane.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Airport and Runways #3]
Aerial photograph of Avenger Field facilities that shows three major intersecting runways, a group of buildings at the top left, and another group of interconnected buildings and pathways in the bottom left corner.
Date:
1996?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man and Woman in Uniform]
Photograph of a man an a woman standing together and holding hands outside a house. Both are in uniform and the man appears to be Rigdon Edwards.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Charlyne Creger]
Photograph of Charlyne Creger sitting on the wing of an airplane. She is wearing a helmet with goggles, a leather jacket, a white shirt, and light-colored trousers.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hazel Pracht Climbing into Plane]
Photograph of Hazel Pracht wearing a flight suit and parachute harness while climbing in to cockpit of an At-6 aircraft. She is smiling at the camera, and "At-6" is written on the back of the photo in pencil.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[USS Shenandoah Passing Over Nolan County Courthouse #3]
Photograph of an airship or dirigible flying in the sky over a group of brick buildings, the tops of which are only just visible at the bottom of the photo. The building on the far right side is dark and multi-storied, and there are people standing on the roof.
Date:
October 23, 1924
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Shirley Chase Kruse]
Bust-length photograph of Shirley Chase Kruse wearing a button-down shirt and dark tie.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Airfield Aerial]
Aerial photograph of Avenger Field with two large aircraft hangars seen to the right, and a series of smaller buildings and road networks seen to the left.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statue of WASP at Memorial #2]
Photograph of a WASP memorial statue that can be seen in the center of a courtyard. Two large memorial plaques can be seen on either side of the courtyard in the foreground.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field and TSTC From Above #3]
Aerial photograph of TSTC campus taking shape on the grounds of the Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field, with a tall silo seen to the right, and what appears to be an old airstrip seen in the foreground.
Date:
1996?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport #4]
Aerial photograph a small airport with three airstrips that cross each other.
Date:
1937
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Rigdon Edwards]
Photograph of Rigdon Edwards, one of the instructors of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program at Avenger Field. He is visible from the waist up and is wearing a peaked cap, leather jacket, button-down shirt, dark tie, and light-colored trousers.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Winter Scenes at Sweetwater]
Scrapbook page with nine photos featuring Air Force and WASP personnel playing in snow around Avenger Field buildings in Sweetwater.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Airfield Buildings]
Photograph of multiple rows of air field buildings on either side of a dirt street or court yard. Two ambulance vans can be seen parked in the foreground with a third vehicle.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Airfield Buildings]
Photograph of multiple rows of air field buildings on either side of a dirt street or court yard. Two ambulance vans can be seen parked in the foreground.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man in Flight Suit]
Photograph of a man in a flight suit, harness, cap, and goggles standing near the tail of a plane.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP in Formation #2]
Photograph of seven WASP in a casual uniform of light shirts and pants with side caps, standing at attention in formation with flags in a field.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four WASP Outside Building #2]
Photograph of four women in flight suits, aviator caps, and goggles. The three to the right are wearing leather bomber jackets. What appears to be a small Fifinella patch can be seen on the jacket of the woman on the bottom right.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Robert G. Fowler's Aircraft The Cole Flyer #3]
Photograph of Robert G. Fowler's aircraft, The Cole Flyer at Sweetwater, Tx. A crowd of people can be seen surrounding the small aircraft.
Date:
November 24, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Rigdon Edwards and Three WASP]
Photograph of Ridgon Edwards, second from left, and three Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) trainees standing in front of a building.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Getting Ready to Fly]
Photograph of a group of four women in flight suits and two men, one in flight suit and one in a cowboy hat, standing in a field next to a plane and a tank. They appear to be talking and checking equipment.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man and Woman in WASP Uniform]
Photocopy of a WASP in uniform standing and smiling with a man in a dark suit, red paisley tie, and WASP button.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Mooning]
Photograph of five WASP bent over with their backs turned to the camera, wearing bomber jackets, boots, and underwear. Building of Avenger Field can be seen in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Stationery Sheet Featuring Fifinella]
Sheet of writing paper with three illustrations of Fifinella, the mascot of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History