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[Hail Storm at Sweetwater, Texas]

Photograph of large hailstones falling on the wet lawn beside a large metal building. Handwritten notes on the back indicate the hailstones were as big as softballs, but melted considerably.
Date: September 16, 1991
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Field at Sweetwater]

Aerial photograph of a group of buildings at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. Most of the buildings are metal, and are connected by paths and roads. Airplane lanes and tarmac are visible in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo give the date the photo was taken, and the name and address of a man named Richard Harkness.
Date: September 16, 1991
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nursing Class from Herman Hospital]

Photograph of a group women all wearing dresses and standing in five rows on the steps of a stone building. At the bottom edge of the photo is printed the caption, "In Coming Class - Herman Hospital Houston Texas - September 4, 1947". Charlyne Creger can be seen standing in the center of the bottom, foremost row.
Date: September 4, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Woman Sitting Together]

Photograph of a woman in a striped blouse sitting next to a man with a name tag that reads, "Inst. John Huett". The photo has an address label on the back for Marvin A. Krieger
Date: September 1992
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jan Christian at Reunion]

Photograph of a woman holding two flowers and wearing a name tag that reads, "Jan Christian" at what appears to be a reunion. The photo has an address label on the back for Marvin A. Krieger.
Date: September 1992
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jan Christian at Reunion #2]

Photograph of a woman wearing a name tag that reads, "Jan Christian" while sitting with an orca whale decoration on the table in front of her at what appears to be a reunion. The photo has an address label on the back for Marvin A. Krieger.
Date: September 1992
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People waving from street corner]

Photograph of ten adults and two children on a streetcorner in Sweetwater, Texas waving at someone to the left of the camera. Various 1970s- and 80s-style automobiles are parked in the background.
Date: September 26, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell and Woman in Cockpit]

Photograph of Gayle Snell (right) and another woman seated in the cockpit of an SNJ Texan. A man's head with a hat on is visible on the opposite side next to Snell.
Date: 1986-09-26~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd and Cars outside Nolan County Courthouse (negative)]

Photograph of a crowd of people along East Broadway Avenue and on the steps of the Nolan County Courthouse, viewed from the intersection of Locust and Broadway in Sweetwater, Texas. The crowd is watching a parade. Various 1980s-style cars are parked in the parking lot and along Broadway.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veterans with SNJ Texan, Blurry]

Out-of-focus photograph of fifteen WASP veterans posing at an airshow on the starboard side of a Navy SNJ Texan. Two of them are wearing WASP uniforms. A child is visible sitting in the rear cockpit, while more people stand around on the opposite side.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman feeding Ducks]

Photograph of a woman, probably a WASP veteran, feeding ducks.
Date: 1984-09?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs with Flag]

Photograph of 21 WASP veterans standing outside on and in front of bleachers at the 1986 convention; two at the front are in uniform and holding a WASP flag.
Date: [1986-09-24..1986-09-28]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Line of WASPs sitting on Truck Bed]

Photograph of six WASP veterans sitting on the edge of what appears to be a flat truck bed. Four of them are wearing their uniforms. More women sit on the left end of the bed, behind which are two standing uniformed women, as well as a man with a camera to their right and a younger woman walking behind them.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs with American and WASP Flags (Negative)]

Photograph of four WASP veterans in uniform standing on a street, two of them displaying a WASP flag while one holds up an American flag behind them. A brown 1980s sedan is parked behind them to the right. Two pedestrians walk past a white and red truck and some houses in the top left.
Date: 1986-09-26~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veterans with SNJ Texan (Negative)]

Photograph of fifteen women posing at an airshow on the starboard side of a Navy SNJ Texan. Two of them are wearing WASP uniforms. A child is visible sitting in the rear cockpit, while more people stand around on the opposite side.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP veterans at gathering]

Photograph of two women in WASP uniforms walking in front of a large gathering of people, seated outdoors at the 1984 WASP reunion. Other WASPs are visible in the crowd.
Date: [1984-09-12..1984-09-16]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veterans and Others with Flag]

Blurry photograph of a group of twenty-one standing WASP veterans and two kneeling younger women posing with a WASP flag at the 1986 reunion.
Date: 1986-09-26~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veterans with SNJ Texan, Blurry]

Out-of-focus photograph of fifteen WASP veterans posing at an airshow on the starboard side of a Navy SNJ Texan. Two of them are wearing WASP uniforms. A child is visible sitting in the rear cockpit, while more people stand around on the opposite side.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Formation in Parade (negative)]

Photograph of a formation of WASP veterans in uniform, preparing to march in a parade in Sweetwater, Texas. Several more sit in the foreground on the back of a truck, while a hatchback, pickup, military truck, and fire truck bring up the rear. Several people in civilian clothes and at least three people in Battle Dress Uniforms stand near the formation. Two WASPs carry guide-on flags.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Women Releasing Balloons]

Photograph of three WASP veterans standing by a parked station wagon, smiling as they release three balloons together. A single story house of postwar design is visible behind them.
Date: 1984-09?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman in Cockpit]

Photograph of a woman in a white cap sitting in a World War II era cockpit at an airshow, probably a North American SNJ.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of WASP veterans next to waterway]

Photograph of a group of WASP veterans at the 1984 WASP reunion in San Diego, some in uniform, standing next to a waterway with a windowed, circular building behind them, as well as various trees.
Date: [1984-09-12..1984-09-16]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three WASP Veterans Sitting]

Photograph of three smiling WASP veterans sitting in folding chars. The left and middle woman are wearing name tags with WASP wings on them.
Date: 1984-09?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell and two women standing next to WASP monument]

Photograph of Gayle Snell (left) and two older women in sunglasses standing next to a Texas monument to Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: 1986-09?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History