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[Clipping with Photos of Pilots] (open access)

[Clipping with Photos of Pilots]

Newspaper clipping of the Washington Post with part of an article of Lazarsky's aviation experiences. The article includes a photo on the first page with a caption, "A copy of a military photo shows Lazarsky in the 1940s. She wanted only one thing in those days: 'To fly.'" and a group photo on the second page with the caption, "Members of the Women Air Force Service Pilots gathered last month for trip to Moscow, where they met their Soviet counterparts in World War II."
Date: June 8, 1990
Creator: Shaffer, Ron
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Metro 2"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Metro 2"]

Copy of the "E" section of the June 1990 edition of The Washington Post. Included are articles about the lack of pedestrian safety in historic Washington, D. C., Barbara Lazarsky's passion for flying, comics, and more.
Date: June 8, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Special Souvenir Edition Sweetwater Reporter", November 1990] (open access)

[Clipping: "Special Souvenir Edition Sweetwater Reporter", November 1990]

November 1990 issue of the Sweetwater Reporter of significant historical events from the 20th century.
Date: November 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 28, Number 3, November 1990 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 28, Number 3, November 1990

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: November 1990
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: W.A.S.P. sisters in the sky] (open access)

[Clipping: W.A.S.P. sisters in the sky]

Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP experiences serving in WWII. On the back of the clipping, there are advertisements for a television and gift certificates, as well as an article about lambada dancing.
Date: March 17, 1990
Creator: McDaniel, Niki Frances
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 29, Number 1, March 1990 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 29, Number 1, March 1990

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: March 1, 1990
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A History of Camp Davis] (open access)

[A History of Camp Davis]

A pamphlet on the History of Camp Davis, written by David A. Stallman for the 50th Anniversary of the Antiaircraft Artillery School at Camp Davis. It contains the Antiaircraft Artillery School's marching song, the story of Camp Davis from "Birth to Death," Camp Davis as a missile test base, the closing of the camp, and more. The photos included within the pamphlet were provided courtesy of Topsail Island Historical Society, Estelle Haste, Charles Jones, Rachel Magnabosco, Barbara Scholar, Kay Morgan, and Pender Sounds.
Date: April 27, 1990
Creator: Stallman, David A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Herbert O. Evans to Holly Ridge Historical Committee, March 2, 1990] (open access)

[Letter from Herbert O. Evans to Holly Ridge Historical Committee, March 2, 1990]

Letter from Herbert O. Evans to Holly Ridge Historical Committee discussing the 50th anniversary and a plane crash Evans experienced in 1943. The accompanying newspaper clipping describes the crash.
Date: March 2, 1990
Creator: Evans, Herbert O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Soaring salute--Memoir reveals wartime exploits of unsung civilian pilots] (open access)

[Clipping: Soaring salute--Memoir reveals wartime exploits of unsung civilian pilots]

Newspaper clipping from the Chicago Tribune, "Soaring salute" by Abigail Foerstner discussing the life and service of a WASP pilot Anne Noggle.
Date: August 12, 1990
Creator: Foerstner, Abigail
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Return of the WASPs] (open access)

[Clipping: Return of the WASPs]

Photo copy of a magazine article entitled "Return of the WASPs" from the 1990 June/July issue of Air & Space, pages 82 through 87. Photographer and Author WASP Anne Noggle pictured at 1986 reunion and as she was in 1943
Date: 1990
Creator: Noggle, Anne
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Asian Building and Statues]

Photograph of an archway with four large statues of warriors on the sides and several large buildings (possibly temples) in the background. On the right side there is a white shrine with several small statues of elephants and a golden statue in the middle. In front of the archway a woman and two small children are seated at a table under a brightly-colored umbrella and a woman with a bag and camera is walking towards the photographer.
Date: February 22, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs at Boeing Field]

Photograph of large group of women, including Charlyne Creger (center) posing in front of a B17 plane at the Aviation Museum on Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington; seven of the women in the center are wearing WASP uniforms and several other women are wearing name tags.
Date: September 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger's Plaque]

Photograph of three rows of engraved plaques at a war memorial; in the center is one reading "Charlyne Creger. WASP WWII Korea."
Date: 1990~/1999~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women at Department of Aviation]

Photograph of a large group of women (possibly including Charlyne Creger, fourth row, far right) posing on stairs in front of the Love Field Department of Aviation; several of the women are wearing WASP uniforms.
Date: June 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women by Asian Towers]

Photograph of two women sitting on a bench surrounded by several large structures with Asian buildings and a (possibly Thai) flag in the background.
Date: February 22, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs with Plane]

Photograph of a large group of women posing in front of a large airplane; several of the women (front, center) are wearing WASP uniforms and many others are wearing name tags.
Date: September 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Marching in a Parade]

Photograph of soldiers marching in a parade with military vehicles behind them, likely in Moscow, Russia.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Holding Red Tulips]

Photograph of three women holding red tulips. The woman on the left is wearing a WASP uniform and the woman in the center is wearing military medals on her blouse.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[World War II Historical Exhibit Panel]

Photograph of a panel from a historical exhibition of World War II images showing soldiers in front of a large builiding. There is writing on the back of the photo: "[...] - Kiev, picture of d[...] in [...] WWII - Kiev."
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman in Front of Soviet State Emblem]

Photograph of a woman, possibly Charlyne Creger, standing in front of a wall painted with the Soviet State Emblem. A note on the back of the photo reads "Kiev Tomb of Unknown."
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Russian Soldiers in Parade]

Photograph of several rows of soldiers wearing dark blue naval uniforms and berets and holding rifles marching in a parade on Red Square; behind them a row of trees and part of a building are visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Memorial Statue at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery]

Photograph of a memorial at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery, featuring a large statue of a woman and a wall with six reliefs carved into it (three on the left and three on the right). In the foreground several groups of unidentified people are looking at the monument and in the background a row of tall trees can be seen.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger and Russian Woman]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing a hat covered in pins with a U.S. flag on it standing next to an unidentified woman wearing several military medals on her blue jacket. Other people are partially visible on the left and right and behind them two orange buses and a multi-story building can be seen.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collage of Charlyne Creger, Nadia Popova, and Night Witches]

Collage of five photographs showing Charlyne Creger sitting in a chair, Creger with Nadia Popova, Creger with some Night Witches. The text on the collage reads "at home," "Nadia Popova #1 Soviet Heroine World War II," and "Charlyne with Soviet Heroines of World War II."
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History