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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 26, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing staying in Wichita and exploring the town, stories from a farmer, flying, seeing "Casablanca", and sights in a residential neighborhood. Written on Hotel Lassen stationary.
Date:
1943-09-26~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Local WASP reunion events continue through Sunday]
Newspaper clipping with an article about a past issue John Hosier experienced, certain WASPs' experience in the military, and the 1986 Reunion.
Date:
September 26, 1986
Creator:
Redden, Gail
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pilot instructor had one fear: 'Fire in the air']
Newspaper clipping of an article about a time when Margaret Tamplin's plane caught fire in the middle of her flight and brief mention of the upcoming reunion.
Date:
September 26, 1986
Creator:
Redden, Gail
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell and child on warbird wing]
Out-of-focus photograph of a boy sitting and Gayle Snell standing on the port wing of a vintage silver aircraft, probably a North American SNJ Texan. The boy wears a light-blue shirt; Snell is in a dark-blue shirt and black pants. More people stand in the background behind the plane.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell and child on warbird wing (negative)]
Out-of-focus photograph of a boy sitting and Gayle Snell standing on the port wing of a vintage silver aircraft, probably a North American SNJ Texan. The boy wears a light-blue shirt; Snell is in a dark-blue shirt and black pants. More people stand in the background behind the plane.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell and Woman in Cockpit (negative)]
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell helping Friend onto SNJ Texan]
Photograph of Gayle Snell (left) helping another WASP veteran onto the wing of a SNJ Texan at an airshow, while another veteran sits in the rear cockpit.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell in SNJ Texan Cockpit (negative)]
Photograph of Gayle Snell in aviator sunglasses looking out the port side of SNJ Texan's cockpit. The hand of a person in the backseat is visible on the left.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell in Warbird Cockpit]
Photograph of Gayle Snell in aviator sunglasses looking out the port side of SNJ Texan's cockpit. The hand of a person in the backseat is visible on the left.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Large Aircraft Cockpit]
Photograph of the cockpit of a large aircraft. Two people are visible on either edge of the frame.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Large Aircraft Cockpit (negative)]
Photograph of the cockpit of a large aircraft. Two people are visible on either edge of the frame.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Obscured View of B-1 Bomber at Airshow (negative)]
Photograph of a B-1 Lancer's nose, cockpit and front landing gear at an airshow, surrounded by pilots and visitors as part of a tour of Dyess Air Force Base for WASP veterans at the 1986 reunion. The left third of the photo is obscured.
Date:
September 26, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People waving from street corner (negative)]
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:
1986-09-26%
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remarks for WASP Memorial
Pamphlet from a WASP memorial event with a composition written by Dora Dougherty Strother about the Women Airforce Service Pilots and the bond they share.
Date:
September 26, 1986
Creator:
Strother, Dora Dougherty
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remarks for WASP Memorial
Remarks given by WASP veteran Dora Dougherty Strother at a memorial service for lost WASPs, held during the 1986 reunion in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
September 26, 1986
Creator:
Strother, Dora Dougherty
Object Type:
Script
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two WASP Veterans in SNJ Texan]
Photograph of two WASP veterans in a SNJ Texan; the woman in the forward cockpit is standing while the one in the aft cockpit sits. The tail of another WWII-vintage aircraft is visible in the background.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Memorial Remarks by Dora Dougherty Strother]
Remarks for a WASP Memorial service in Sweetwater, Texas by Dora Dougherty Strother.
Date:
September 26, 1986
Creator:
Strother, Dora Dougherty
Object Type:
Script
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veterans and Others with Flag (negative)]
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veterans getting down from SNJ Texan]
Photograph of a WASP veteran helping another woman down from the wing of a SNJ Texan while a third woman smiles to their left. A person with a shoulder mounted and microphone equipped video camera stands on the left edge of the photo, filming them.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veterans in and on SNJ Texan]
Photograph of two WASP veterans with a SNJ Texan, one sitting in the rear cockpit and giving a thumbs-up, the other standing on the wing. Both are looking at someone to the photographer's left.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History