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[Couple with Magazine Cover]
Photograph of an elderly man and woman holding up an enlarged photo of a LIFE Magazine front over that features young WASP woman with a plane.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Roger Moore & More]
Letter from Roger Moore & More about donated calendars in honor of WASP, pointing out that the calendars include the opening of the WASP training center at Avenger Field. The letter mentions that the WASP will have a historic marker dedication Oct. 6 at Mulberry Canyon.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Roger Moore and More
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP in Uniform on Air Field]
Photograph of four women and an man all dressed in full flight uniform with flight suits, thick flight jackets, aviator caps, and goggles. They are standing in front of the tail of a plane on an air field, with more planes seen int he background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Etta Grasso with Plane]
Photograph of a WASP walking a way from a plane and towards the camera. She is wearing a dark flight suit and cap. Writing in pencil on the back of the photo reads, "Etta Mae Hollinger Gross 'Holly'". The tag taped to the bottom reads, "Etta Mae Hollinger Grasso".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Japanese Handbook]
Small handbook in Japanese, suggested by a translator to be a collection of the Imperial Rescript on Education and the Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors. It may also be a Rescript supplement. The book reads from right to left and has handwriting on the back page.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
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
[Two WASP with Instructor and Plane]
Photograph of two women in flight suits, one in the cockpit of a plane, the other leaning against it. A male instructor is leaning against the plane on the right side. A type tag taped to the bottom of the photo reads, "E. Collins, C. Creger, Pappy Grant". Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, " E. Collins, C. Creger, w10, Pappy Grant".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Hazel Ling Lee and an Instructor]
Photograph of Hazel Ling Lee sitting in a training cockpit and looking at the papers in her flight instructor's hand. The flight instructor stands outside of the cockpit and behind the plane's wing. The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Hazel Pracht]
Photograph of a Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) trainee climbing into the cockpit of an airplane. The label taped to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "Hazel Pracht 43-W-4 Houston." The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Major Robert K. Urban]
Photograph of Major Robert K. Urban, the commanding officer at Avenger Field. He is visible from the chest up and wears a uniform. The typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "Major Robert K. Urban C. O. of Avenger Field."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Airport in Sweetwater #2]
Aerial photograph of an airport with two major runways in Sweetwater, Texas. There are five clusters of buildings on the bottom and right sides of the intersecting runways, marked by small yellow dots with numbers on them. At the bottom of the photo, there is numbered text indicating the names of the different buildings, and larger text along the left side indicating the location of the airport.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alice Riss WASP Portrait]
Photograph of a WASP in a leather flight jacket, scarf, aviator hat and google, smiling and posed for a portrait. Writing on the back of the photo reads, "Alice Riss".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pioneer Airlines Plane #2]
Photograph of a plane parked on a runway with an airport terminal seen in the background. The image is reversed, and pioneer "Pioneer Airlines" can be seen painted on the body of the plane.
Date:
unknown
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
[Seven WASP Gathered Around a Table]
Photograph of seven trainees of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) gathered around a table in one of the classrooms at Avenger Field. Some, but not all, of the women are identified in the label attached to the photograph's bottom edge. The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of June Marge Ellington]
Photograph of a woman seated in the cockpit of an airplane. The typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "WASP in Tow Target Squadron, Camp Davis Ay Wilmington, N.C. June Marge Ellington." The back of the photograph includes handwritten notes and stamped text.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hazel Pracht Climbing into Plane #2]
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 "Hazel Pracht" is written on the back of the photo in pencil.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Planes Flying Over Ellington Field]
Photograph of three planes flying over a monument at Ellington Field in Texas. The back of the photograph contains the stamp of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
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
[U.S. Army Service, World Flight at Sweetwater, Texas #2]
Photograph of four men standing in front of the left side of a small plane, under the wing. The two men on the left are wearing pilots clothing, while the two men on the right are wearing suits and hats. The plane has the words, "New Orleans," on the left front side.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #4]
Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and a long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo.
Date:
March 29, 1941
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