Resource Type

[Eleanor Brown Climbing into Plane]

Photograph of Eleanor Brown wearing a flight suit and parachute pack while climbing into an airplane. "Mickey 1943" is written in pen on the back of the photo.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP with Cochran at Wishing Well]

Photograph of several WASP and a man in uniform posed behind a short wall of a well. Jackie Cochran can be seen in a dark dress near the center. All have their right hands raised with crossed fingers. "Sweetwater, Texas 1943" is written at the top of the photo, and some of the women are labeled on the photo in pen. These are left to right, "DeBernard,Thompson, Kerr, Cochran, Muccie, Moynahan". A small piece of paper is taped to the back of the photo with a type list of these names in full. it reads, "1943 L-R 1.Kathryn DeBernard, 2.Ruth R. Thompson, 3.- , 4.Margaret E. Kerr, 5.Jacqueline Cochran, 6.Marie Muccie, 7.- , 8.Rita Moynahan, 9.-, At Wishing Well, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas".
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran and Gerald Brant]

Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran and General Gerald C. Brant sitting in folding chairs at the graduation ceremony for the 43-W-1 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Date: April 24, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Charlie Flucher]

Photograph of Charlie Flucher standing in front of an airplane. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "Photo taken at Avenger Field - Dec. 1943. Charlie Flucher was a mechanic while WASP were here. This was one of 5 planes of which he was crew chief. Plane - Basic Trainer 13A."
Date: December 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran Standing in Front of a Microphone]

Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran standing in front of a microphone with her hands behind her back. A label taped to the bottom edge of the photograph reads, "Miss Cochran speaking at graduation of 43-W2. The back of the photograph includes a list of names and the stamp of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Female WASP Instructor with Student]

Photograph of two women parachute harnesses standing in front of a plane. Handwritten notes in pen on the back of the photo read, "1943 Helen Duffy Instructor, Ellen Gerry, Student".
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran]

Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran, director of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), seated at a desk and in front of a map. Her uniform consists of a dark jacket adorned with pilots' wings, a light colored shirt, and a dark tie. The back of the photograph includes several handwritten notes as well as the stamp of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Military Group at Dinner]

Photograph of a large group of young men and women in military uniform eating at tables with light colored tablecloths. Ribbons and Christmas bells can be seen hung from the ceiling and framed photos of planes can be seen hung on the wall. Writing can be seen on the bottom corner of the photo that reads, "X-mas 1943 Camp Davis, N. C."
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Group Photograph, 1943]

Group photograph of thirty-one Women Airforce Service Pilots in Camp Davis, North Carolina in 1943. There are three rows of women, one standing, one kneeling, and one sitting with their ankles crossed, and all women wear their WASP uniforms.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Lying on a Bed]

Photograph of a woman lying on a bed, holding a book or framed photo in her hand. There's another bed on the left side of the image and vanity between the two beds. The accompanying information states this image is either on a boat or a hotel room and "5" wide" is written on the back.
Date: January 11, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Marjorie Wakeham]

Photograph of Marjorie Wakeham wearing a WASP uniform.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Sitting on a Bed]

Photograph of of a woman sitting on a bed who appears to be writing on a box. There's a second bed on the left side of the image with a vanity in between the two beds. The accompanying information states this photograph was taken either on a boat or in a hotel room.
Date: January 11, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People in Formations with Planes]

Photograph of four formations of people wearing uniforms standing in front of a row of planes on an airfield; the two formations on the left are larger than the groups on the right. The small group of several people in the center (second group from right) is holding a U.S. flag.
Date: April 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women with Flag on Airfield]

Photograph of three unidentified women wearing uniforms marching on an airfield; the woman in the center is holding a large U.S. flag and a row of planes is visible in the background.
Date: April 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Planes on an Airfield]

Photograph of two rows of planes on an airfield with three unidentified people standing far away from them on the side.
Date: April 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs Marching]

Photograph of two formations of WASPs marching on an airfield with two rows of planes visible in the background; in front of them two men appear to be taking a picture.
Date: April 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Returning From High Altitutde Night Flight (Searchlight)

Photograph of Helen Snapp (on left) and Margaret Bruns returning from a night flight at Camp Davis. Bruns is sitting on a bed wearing her uniform, and Snapp has one foot on a chair, tying her boot, and is wearing her uniform.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Trainees]

Photograph of four women standing at Avenger Field. From left to right: Helen Snapp, Margaret Bruns, Esther Rheinhold, and Jan Tate. All four are wearing their flight uniforms "Zoot Suits".
Date: April 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Procession]

Photograph of a WASP class processing in front of a small crowd.
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trainees Eating in the Cantina]

Photograph of fifteen women seated on benches at two tables in the cantina at Avenger Field, where they are training to become WASP. Three other women are visible in the foreground. A building is visible through the window in the background.
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd of Women Outside Building]

Photograph of a crowd of women, several wearing bomber jackets, standing outside of a building. The photo is dated on the back as March, 1943. Written very lightly in pencil on the right edge of the back of the photo is the name, "Christenson".
Date: March 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women in Front of Palm Tree]

Photograph of four women standing in front a palm tree and each holding what appears to be ice cream cones or snow cones. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "Evelyn Laesch, Mabel Rawbinson, Bertha Link, me- Dorothy Christenson", "In court of Almsted, 8700, S Main Houston, Tex", "March 1943".
Date: March 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christenson in Plane]

Photograph of a woman, earlier identified as Dorothy Christenson, sitting in the cockpit of a plane and wearing a headset while looking off camera to the right. Handwriting on the back of the photo reads, "Dorothy C., Feb 14, 1943, Houston, Texas, WASP".
Date: February 14, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Women Sitting in Field]

Photograph of five women sitting in a field outside several buildings. Notes written on the back read, "Bertha Link, Mabel Rawbinson, Evelyn Laesch, 43W3, March 1943, Houston".
Date: March 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History