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[Biplane Taking Off from Dirt Strip]
Photograph of a biplane taking off from a dirt strip, with its left wing and landing gear off the ground.
Date:
July 15, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Texas: A Downtown Walking Tour
A brochure with a walking tour of downtown Sweetwater, Texas, featuring a map and information about each historical building.
Date:
[1984..]
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Stearman Biplane on Take Off]
Photograph of a Stearman biplane flying close to the ground after takeoff. A line with small flags on it blows in the wind in the background.
Date:
July 15, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three Women and Herman Fuchs]
Photograph of three women in different style dresses standing with instructor pilot Herman F. Fuchs, who is wearing his service uniform. There is a row of trees and a telephone pole in the background. The back is stamped "JUL 15 1944."
Date:
July 15, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs and Harry Curly]
Photograph of Herman F. Fuchs, left, and Harry Curly, right, smiling in their US Army service dress uniforms and standing with their hands behind their backs by the corner of a white house. A gated front door is visible to their left.
Date:
January 2, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Class 44-W-5 in Formation for Inspection]
Photograph of WASP class 44-W-5, standing in formation at-ease near a hangar. They are waiting for an inspection from General Hap Arnold. A separate formation of male servicemen stands in the background to the right, while several men are visible on a watchtower above them.
Date:
1944-21~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Gal Pilots of World War II Will Hold Reunion in Texas]
Newspaper clipping from the Albuquerque Journal discussing the upcoming 1972 WASP reunion in Sweetwater, TX. On the back is part of a piece discussing security for the Democratic National Convention.
Date:
June 18, 1972
Creator:
Albuquerque Journal
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs with Student Pilot on Tarmac]
Photograph of instructor pilot Herman Fuchs, right, with student pilot Mann of W-43-7, standing next to an advanced trainer aircraft after a flight. Both are wearing their flying gear and holding parachutes.
Date:
1943-23~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Sitting on Post in Winter Flying Gear]
Photograph of a Women Airforce Service Pilot sitting on a post, wearing a leather jacket and pants for winter flying. There are barracks on either side of her.
Date:
March 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Sweetwater Municipal Auditorium]
A blank postcard featuring a drawing of the Sweetwater Municipal Auditorium, with a brief history of the auditorium on the back.
Date:
[1970..1990]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sarah Rewey on Biplane Wing]
Photograph of WASP Sarah Rewey kneeling on the port wing of a biplane, wearing her flight cap and looking off to her left. A wire strut runs across the center of the photo while the lower wing takes up the bottom-third.
Date:
1944-06-08~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Servicemen Next to a Barracks]
Photograph of two servicemen standing in uniform next a barracks or similar building. The man on the right is wearing sunglasses.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four Women]
Photograph of four women in different dresses posing together.
Date:
July 15, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Return of the WASP: 1986 Annual Reunion
Booklet for the 1986 WASP reunion, featuring the correspondence of the recently-deceased Leni Leoti Clark Deaton ("Dedie"), historic photos, the reunion's program/schedule, a letter from Governor Mark White and the City of Sweetwater, and some advertising.
Date:
1986-09-25~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Order of Fifinella decal]
A decal for the Order of Fifinella, featuring a colored rendition of the original Fifinella mascot designed by Walt Disney and instructions for application on the reverse.
Date:
1960~/1969~
Creator:
Prentice Products Corporation
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Early American Life Order Card]
Order card from Early American Life Magazine for the Christmas season.
Date:
[1985..]
Creator:
Early American Life Magazine
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Biplane Flying Upside Down]
Photograph of a biplane (left, far) flying upside down, taken from the cockpit of another plane. The upper wing and struts are visible in the right half of the photo, and the ground can be seen faintly in the lower quarter.
Date:
[1943..1944]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs at front of Aircraft]
Photograph of pilot Herman F. Fuchs wearing flying gear and posing in front of a twin-blade propeller.
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Stearman Biplane Flying in Formation]
Photograph of Stearman primary trainer biplane number U47 flying off of the starboard wing of another biplane, from which the photo was taken. An instructor pilot and student pilot are visible in their respective cockpits.
Date:
[1943..1944]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Trainee with Stearman Cockpit]
Photograph of a WASP trainee of class W-44-7 standing on the wing of a Stearman trainer by the cockpit. She is wearing her flight cap with goggles and a parachute.
Date:
July 15, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Torn Fifinella envelope]
An enveloped opened on the side with a rendering of Fifinella in the bottom left corner. It is addressed to Herman Fuchs.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs with Biplane]
Photograph of instructor pilot Herman F. Fuchs standing in a flight suit on the starboard side of a biplane.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History