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[Clipping: "The WASPS"]
Magazine clipping comparing how safe the WASP were compared to the entire United States, Virginia Moffett's service with the WASP, and the amount of hours they logged.
Date:
January 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the WASP 30th Anniversary Reunion Dinner]
A program for the 30th Anniversary Reunion of the WASP. It includes information about the Fifinella mascot, the names of WASP officers and Reunion Committee members, a schedule of events, and a list of acknowledgements at the end.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Snapp with WASP Class Memorial #2]
Photograph of Helen Snapp in WASP uniform standing in front of a wall memorial with WASP names and class numbers engraved into it. She is seen standing to the left and pointing down at her own name in the stone under the class number 43-W-4. A note seen written on the back of the photo reads, "Avenger Field Sweetwater, TX."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A WASP Checking in for Homecoming]
Photograph of a WASP checking in for a WASP homecoming at the WASP museum. She is wearing a WASP santiago blue jacket, and holding a blue bag. There are two women sitting behind a table, and another woman standing behind the WASP. There are flags in the background, and a display case of WASP memorabilia in the background.
Date:
August 14, 2011
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP, April 5, 1986]
Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP about Helen Schaefer, people she met, Barbara Heinrich, the upcoming meeting in Sweetwater, and other WASP. On the front is a photograph of a group of WASP and a note about Dora Dougherty and Didi Moorman.
Date:
April 5, 1986
Creator:
Keefe, Lyda Dunham
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Entrance to Avenger Field]
Photograph of the entrance to Avenger Field, including a WASP Visitor Center. The sign reads, "Avenger Field Sweetwater Home of the WASP's 1942-1944 Built 1929 - Elev. 2378."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The WASPS]
Photocopied magazine clipping about the squadron that led to the use of women in military aviation and life as a WASP.
Date:
January 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Woman with WASP Avenger Field Marker]
Photograph of a woman wearing a white dress with a red blazer jacket, standing to the right of the stone marker for the WASP Training Base at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Helen Snapp and Helen Schaelen ]
Photograph of WASP Helen Snapp with WASP Helen Schaelen sitting on the wishing well at TSTC.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Former WASP flies into Fort Stewart to donate uniform and propeller]
Newspaper clipping with an article about Helen Snapp donating her uniform and a propeller to the Fort Stewart Museum and her experiences from serving in the military as a WASP.
Date:
March 10, 2001
Creator:
Phillips, Noelle
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]
Newspaper clipping of a four-page spread on plans for a WASP memorial celebration, including a schedule of events, list of participants, profiles on notable WASP members, and a small illustration of the WASP mascot, Fifinella.
Date:
May 28, 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Helen Snapp with Silver Corvette]
Photograph of WASP wearing a dark blue WASP uniform standing to the left of a silver corvette , with people gathered in the background. The corvette has a sign in the front window that reads, "Helen Snapp WASP WWII." Handwritten text on the back of the photo indicates the woman is Helen Snapp, and that the photo was taken at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
May 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Excerpt from West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, 1974, Vol. L]
Excerpt from the West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, Vol L. The excerpted section is entitled "General Arnold Comes to Avenger Field."
Date:
1974
Creator:
Head, Alberta Fitzpatrick
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Cochran's Convent]
Magazine clipping of "Cochran's Convent" by SMSgt Harold Newcomb. An old article about who the WASP were and how they started and ended is included.
Date:
May 1977
Creator:
Newcomb, Harold
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stars and Stripes Salutes Women Airforce Service Pilots
Advertising supplement to the March 10, 2010 issue of The Stars and Stripes dedicated to the WASP. The supplement contains articles about the founding and history of the WASP, their uniforms, the aircraft they flew, profiles of several members, and advertisements.
Date:
March 10, 2010
Creator:
Stars and Stripes
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Helen Snapp with News Crew and Plane]
Photograph of three WASP standing (with their backs to the camera) standing with a news camera man in front of an AT-6 on an airport tarmac. Behind the cameraman, a young blonde woman and a small blonde girl are standing close to the plane's left wing. A large green field can be seen in the background. Handwritten text on the back of the photo indicates the plane is an AT-6, and that one of the WASP is Helen Snapp, and possibly WASP Eddie Bishop.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A WASP Display at CAF Museum Midland, Texas
Photograph of a WASP exhibit. It explains the history of the WASPs and includes pictures of airplanes and WASP.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of 28 WASP at a homecoming]
Photograph of 28 WASP standing in three rows on an airfield in Sweetwater, Texas. They are all wearing various colored clothing, and the person in the front middle is holding a set of wings.
Date:
1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[13 Women Standing Around the Graduate Statue]
Photograph of thirteen women wearing blue hats and holding red roses at the WASP homecoming, posing with a statue in the National WASP WWII Museum. Nine of the women are arranged in two rows on the left side of the statue and four others are to the right. A blue backdrop is behind the statue with the name "Aviation Enterprises Ltd." across the top.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Helen Snapp in WASP Cut-Out]
Photograph of Helen Snapp sticking her face through the circle in a board depicting a pilot with a parachute on their back. The pilot has been illustrated standing on an airport tarmac, with painted text reading. "Best Kept Secret of WWII!" Handwritten text on the back of the photo indicates the woman is WASP Helen Snapp, and that the photo was taken at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
May 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dedie to Helen Snapp]
Letter from Dedie to Helen Snapp discussing what the plans are for the air show, thanking her for the donation, asking her to get a hold of WASP insignia, Barry Goldwater's health, and motels.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a WASP Speaking Into a Microphone]
Photograph of a WASP giving a speech wearing a blue WASP uniform, including the scarf and silver wings.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Helen Wyatt Snapp W.A.S.P. 43-W-4 B-17F Memphis Belle
An autobiography of Helen Snapp. There a photo of the B-17F Memphis Belle above the text with tail number 124485, and a portrait of Helen Snapp on the right side.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Helen Snapp and Two Fellow WASP]
Photograph of Helen Snapp posing in front of a Sweetwater message board with two of her fellow Women Airforce Service Pilots, all in casual clothing. They stand beneath a shaded pavilion on a sunny day.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History