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[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, May 22, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, May 22, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not responding, discussing how busy his life in New York has been, a recent trip to Boston to visit friends and family, another trip to Morristown, New Jersey to visit another friend, aviation, and how he got his job.
Date: May 22, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP]

Photocopy of clipping from a Russian newspaper featuring images of Women Airforce Service Pilots in uniform.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward Drew, unknown date] (open access)

[Letter from Edward Drew, unknown date]

Letter from Edward Drew discussing military aviation.
Date: unknown
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A "Night Witch" Standing Next to a Table With a Decoration]

Photograph of a "Night Witch" standing next to a table with a decoration on it. There are decorations in the background in Russian, and the woman is wearing a blue suit.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Russian Military Officer Standing Next to an Exhibit]

Photograph of a Russian military officer wearing a dark-colored jacket with lots of medals standing next to an exhibit.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Men Standing Next to a Russian Exhibit]

Photograph of two Russian men in jackets standing next to an exhibit.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building in Eastern Europe]

Photograph of a large yellow and white building with a row of stone columns and a pediment featuring images of two angels blowing trumpets and a Russian text. There are two tour buses and several cars parked in front of the building and several people standing on the other side of the street; in the foreground an unidentified man wearing a uniform is facing toward the building.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Street with Street Car Cables]

Photograph of a street with street car cables criss-crossing overhead, likely in Russia. There is a sign for McDonald's down the block written in Russian.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drink Vending Machines]

Photograph of several unidentified people using a row of drink vending machines on a city street; the machines are blue and have a Russian text on them and behind them a large white building and two streetlamps are visible in the background.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[GUM Mall]

Photograph of the inside of the GUM mall in Moscow taken from the second level; numerous people and shops with Russian signs can be seen on the lower level in the foreground and in the background more people, rows of arches and pillars on the left and right, and the glass dome ceiling are visible.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man at Fruit Stand]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a hat leaning on a counter at a fruit stand inside a Russian supermarket. Several other men are standing next to him at the same counter and behind him, more fruit stands, people, and signs in Russian are visible.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Military Parade with Tanks]

Photograph of a military parade on Red Square with several tanks rolling down the street, a group of soldiers watching in the foreground, and red banners and a large sign that reads "1990" in the background. More crowds can be seen on the other side of the street, which is lined with trees, in front of the GUM department store, a large building with an arched glass roof.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Painting of Bird]

Photograph of a painting of a bird sitting in a nest made out of a white and red scarf with a Cyrillic text on the bottom.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Painting of Older Woman]

Photograph of a painting of an older woman wearing a red hooded cloak inside an ornate frame; next to the painting a small plaque in Russian and English indicates it is by Rembrandt.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People in GUM Mall]

Photograph taken from above of a crowd of people in the GUM mall in Moscow; people appear to be watching something in a shop on the right and above them a Russian sign and a poster featuring a hammer and sickle can be seen.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Russian Aviation Exhibit]

Photograph of a group of unidentified people, including several women wearing WASP uniforms and men wearing military uniforms, standing in front of an exhibit on aviation featuring several posters with Russian texts and pictures of airplanes.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Russian Market]

Photograph of a produce section in a Russian supermarket with several people looking at tomatoes and other vegetables in the foreground and several signs in Russian and pictures of various fruit on the wall in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers on Red Square]

Photograph of several rows of soldiers in brown and blue uniforms on Red Square with the Kremlin and State Historical Museum in the background; there is a large sign in Russian in front of the museum. The Kremlin complex (left) includes a large red wall, two yellow buildings with green roofs, and two red towers with green spires; the State Historical Museum (right) is a dark red building with many spires and turrets.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soviet Military Pin]

Photograph of a brightly-colored Soviet military pin featuring the image of a castle surrounded by golden laurels and a Russian text imposed on an ornate star-shaped background encrusted with gems.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soviet Soldiers Marching]

Photograph of a group of Soviet soldiers marching behind the Soviet Union flag in front of Lobnoye Mesto on Red Square; several red banners and a large sign featuring a hammer and sickle and Russian text are visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Statue of Man with His Hand Outstretched]

Photograph of a statue of a man with his hand outstretched. The statue is in front of a building with Russian writing over the entryway.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Women by Storefront]

Photograph of three unidentified women walking in front of a storefront with a sign in Russian and several colorful dresses on display; the woman in the center is wearing a leather jacket and glasses and only the backs of the other women's heads are visible.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Vladimir Lenin Monument in Kiev]

Photograph of the Vladimir Lenin monument in the middle of a street in Kiev surrounded by three groupings of red flags; there are three lanes of traffic on the left and trees lining the street on both sides and several multi-story buildings visible in the background. In the foreground a sign in Russian can be seen.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPS with Russian Monument]

Photograph of a large group of unidentified women (most likely WASPs) standing behind a large stone engraved with what appears to be a Cyrillic text; behind them several large buildings are visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History