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[WASP Trainee on Desert Trail]
Photograph of a smiling WASP trainee standing by a desert trail. She holds a wallet or similar item in her left hand.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP on Biplane Wing]
Photograph of a WASP standing on the port wing of a biplane, wearing a flight suit and cap.
Date:
1944-22~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP with Dog]
Photograph of a WASP trainee with a dog between barracks at Avenger Field.
Date:
1944-21~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T-6 Texan U281]
Damaged photograph of a T-6 Texan with the number U281.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Six WASPs of 44-W-9 with Instructor Pilot and Officer, Labeled]
Labeled photograph of six WASP trainees of class 44-W-9 wearing flight suits and gear, with a male instructor pilot in a flight suit and a male officer in a service uniform. From left to right, standing: Virginia Potthoff, Margaret Phillips, Marry Ann Showers, and Joan Olmstead. Seated from the left to right are Betty Martin and Penny Pierce, who are both smoking. Behind them is a billboard with the class's schedule and progress.
Date:
June 21, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP in Heavy Flight Gear next to "Women Trainees Only" Sign]
Photograph of a WASP trainee in a leather flying jacket and pants with boots and a flight cap, standing with her right hand on a sign reading "WOMEN TRAINEES ONLY IN THIS AREA" at Avenger Field.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[United States Army Quartermaster Corps medical supply receipt]
A memorandum receipt for "medical supplies" from a US Army quartermaster depot, listing issued items including a dresser, a mattress, bedding, a lamp, a chair, and a table.
Date:
November 10, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hawk perched on woman's shoulder]
Photograph of a hawk or eagle perched on a woman's shoulder. The photo appears to be double exposed with a picture of a big cat on a bench layered over it.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP on Stearman Biplane]
Photograph of a WASP trainee in her flying gear standing on the port wing of a Stearman trainer. An observation tower is visible in the background.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell at Avenger Field Building]
Photograph of WASP Gayle Snell standing on the porch of a building at Avenger Field, wearing a shirt, slacks, and untied tie, with a hat in her right hand.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Army Air Forces Headquarters to all personnel, November 13, 1944]
Letter from USAAF Headquarters to all personnel regarding the deactivation of the WASP, discussing issued items WASPs may retain at deactivation and the return of others.
Date:
November 13, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces. Headquarters
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP in Biplane Cockpit]
Photograph of a WASP sitting in the cockpit of a basic trainer biplane with her left elbow leaning on the side.
Date:
[1943..1944]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell's Flight Training Diploma]
Diploma given to Gayle Snell at Avenger Field upon graduating from flight training as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Ward, Roy D.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Ethel Lytch]
Portrait photograph of WASP Ethel Lytch, smiling in her flight cap and jacket.
Date:
June 20, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from War Department to Gayle Snell, November 27, 1944]
Envelope from the War Department sent to Gayle Snell.
Date:
November 27, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul E. Cannon to Gayle M. Snell, December 22, 1944]
Letter from CAA inspector Paul E. Cannon to Gayle Snell regarding retaking her instrument rating flight test. Envelope is included.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
Cannon, Paul E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fifinella patch]
Color patch featuring Fifinella, the WASP mascot.
Date:
1944%
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hap Arnold to Each Member of the WASP, October 1, 1944]
Letter from General Hap Arnold to each member of the WASP expressing his thanks to them for their service and explaining the rationale for ending the WASP program at the end of the year and releasing all its women from service.
Date:
October 1, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley (Hap)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Certificate of Pilot Status]
A Certificate of Pilot Status issued for WASP Gayle Snell and sent to the Civil Aeronautics Administration by her Army Air Force commanders, listing her hours, training period, and qualified airframes.
Date:
December 14, 1944
Creator:
Geer, George R. & Buckingham, George F.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Women Trainees Only" Sign and Barracks at Avenger Field]
Photograph of a sign reading "WOMEN TRAINEES ONLY IN THIS AREA" between barracks at Avenger Field. An open hangar is in the background while a flag pole stands in the right foreground.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Uniformed Man in front of Doors]
Photograph of a uniformed man smiling at the camera as he stands in front of some doors. Another man is visible inside in the left background.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #2]
Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Whitaker, Richard H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell officers' mess statement]
A credit statement given to Gayle Snell by the Independence Army Air Field officers' mess, showing that she owed $20.00 for dining, laundry, and other services.
Date:
November 28, 1944
Creator:
Independence Army Air Field Officer's Mess
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Oberdahn to Gayle Snell, March 1, 1945]
Letter from R. C. Oberdahn to Gayle Snell inviting her to apply for a position at Trans World Airlines.
Date:
March 1, 1945
Creator:
Oberdahn, R. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History