Resource Type

Grocery Slicer

J. M. Radford Grocery Co. (Abilene, Tex.) manual slicer with a handle that lifts a vertical blade. The machine includes identifying information debossed on the metal compartment where the blade is hidden when the handle is lifted.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plosser-Prince Air Academy Pillowcase]

Satin decorative pillowcase from Plosser-Prince Air Academy. Printed in blue and red on the white satin pillowcase is "Plosser-Prince Air Academy, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas," as well as the academy logo. Yellow fringe is sewn all around the pillowcase edges, and the back is royal blue satin with an opening at the bottom.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Report on Pitometer Survey (Abilene, Texas, 1926)

A report, prepared in 1926 for O. K. Hobbs, who was serving at the time as the Director and Assistant City Engineer of the Abilene (Texas) Water Department. The report relates to water usage and leakage problems in the system being used at the time. The report was prepared by The Pitometer Company of New York, NY.
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Dead Reckoning Computer]

Suzette VanDaell's Aerial Dead Reckoning Computer, type E-6B, as used by the U. S. Army Air Forces, and manufactured by Cruver Manufacturing Co. in Chicago, Illinois. The item comes in a box, discolored with age, that's covered in various bits of tape on the front and back. There are faded pencil markings on the front and back of Suzette VanDaell's name and other letters. In the middle is a box detailing the serial number and information of the computer. The device slides out with a middle piece of cardboard that's fraying on the sides and has tape on it as well. Inside is a brown leather pouch that is worn on the outside with use. The device is a white piece of plastic with green lines and numbers from 30-300 on one side and 90-400 on the other. There is a large circular metal device that moves along the plastic.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cruver Manufacturing Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelope of Quik Splice Tapes]

Envelope for HPI quik splice super 8mm splicing tapes. There are some tapes left inside.
Date: 1965
Creator: Hudson Photographic Industries Incorporated
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Snapp Obituary]

Plaque of Helen Wyatt Snapp's obituary in The Washington Post, dated February 24, 2013.
Date: February 24, 2013
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[SNB Money Slip Envelope]

Money slip envelope from Security National Bank in Washington, D.C. It is not indicated whether this was for deposit or withdrawal.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelope of 8 Millimeter Splice Tapes]

Envelope of 8 millimeter splice tapes from Baia made of Du Pont mylar for regular film. Inside are a few small portions of tape.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baia Corp.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelope for Baia Super 8 Splice Tapes]

Envelope for Baia super 8 splice tapes for all film types and all tape splicers. There are no tapes, but there is a page with instructions inside.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baia Corp.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Go Sweetwater Sticker]

Sticker with text that reads, "Go Sweetwater", on top of a white background. An outline of the state of Texas can be seen behind the text and an arrow can be seen across the word, "Go", pointing towards the right at a star within the Texas outline.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Reunion Bandana]

A red bandana with an outlined of Texas and a Fifinella seen printed int he center. On the edges can be seen the words, "Sweetwater WASP 2000" in honor of the 2000 WASP Reunion.
Date: 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fifinella Sticker]

Sticker depicting Fifinella, the mascot of the WASP organization.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Wing Stickers]

Two blue stickers that say "Women Airforce Service Pilot, WWII" and have the WASP diamond wings logo printed on them. There is a price tag with the stickers that reads, "W.A.S.P. Wing Stickers $1.00 (2 stickers in pkg)".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Air Navigation Computer

Manual flight computer, a circular slide wheel device used in navigation. several numbers and unit names are printed across the wheel, such as miles per hour, miles, Fahrenheit, pressure and altitude, minute and hour markings, fuel level, and compass directions.
Date: unknown
Creator: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Napier Field Stickers]

Sticker sheet with six stickers that say, "Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama". They are illustrated with a red bird riding in a small airplane on a yellow background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Dog Tag]

Military dog tag of Women Airforce Service Pilot member, Virginia A. McPike, attached to a metal chain.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Eagle Pass Unit Plaque]

Plaque with an inscription describing the duties of Women Airforce Service Pilots and particularly the duties of of the WASP who trained to tow gunnery targets at Eagle Pass Army Airfield, known as the "Matilda" project. Listed are the WASP who comprised the Eagle Pass Unit, as well a list of WASP members and friends who contributed to the plaque.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Standard Oil Company Computer]

Manual computer for calculating speed in miles per hour, distance traveled, and time in flight. The object is marked with the name, "Standard Oil Company of California" along with the logo of the company, a red plane with the head of an Eagle. Instructions for the device can be seen on the center of the front and back.
Date: 1940
Creator: Standard Oil Company of California
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Air Force Patch]

Circular, blue Air Force patch embroidered with a silver star with a red center and golden set of wings.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fifinella Matchbook]

Commemorative matchbook made for the 30th WASP reunion on June 23-25, 1972. The matchbook has a Fifinella mascot, as designed by Walt Disney, printed in blue on the cover along with the group name, "Order of the Fifinella". Information about the reunion in Sweetwater can be seen printed in blue on the back.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Diamond Match Division
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Damaged WASP Ribbon]

White ribbon printed with blue, vertical text that reads, "WASP". The diamond WASP wings logo can be seen printed in blue as well above the text. Tearing and fraying can be seen at the top of the ribbon.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Patch]

Fabric patch with a depiction of Fifinella, the mascot of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). The round patch has a white background and a blue border. "W.A.S.P." and "Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII" is printed under the image of Fifinella. "Pat Lewis" is written on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Ribbon #2]

White ribbon printed with blue, vertical text that reads, "WASP". The diamond WASP wings logo can be seen printed in blue as well above the text.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Leather WASP Patch]

Brown leather jacket patch with the famous Women Airforce Service Pilots Fifinella mascot, as designed by Walt Disney, painted onto it. "Avenger Field" can be seen painted onto the bottom edge of the patch.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History