[Avenger Field Building Costs Assessment] (open access)

[Avenger Field Building Costs Assessment]

Document discussing the most appropriate way of ascertaining building costs of Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. the Document in unsigned and un-notarized.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Building Development Timeline] (open access)

[Avenger Field Building Development Timeline]

List of building developments, construction, and modifications to the area around Avenger Field over time, with reference page numbers seen written to the left. The pages are part of preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Christmas Card] (open access)

[Avenger Field Christmas Card]

Christmas Card from Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, containing several photos of Women Airforce Service Pilots and their commanding officers. The card also includes a poem, Avenger Field, by Effie Pratt, class 43-W-8.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Employee Card] (open access)

[Avenger Field Employee Card]

Employee identification card for Alfred J. Greenway to perform maintenance services at Avenger Field.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aviation Enterprises
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field History] (open access)

[Avenger Field History]

Documents describing the history of the Sweetwater Airport, Avenger Field, and the WASP program.
Date: April 15, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field History Rough Draft] (open access)

[Avenger Field History Rough Draft]

Typed rough draft with pencil notes on the history Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Monde, Bennet B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field Labeled Aerial Photo]

Photocopy of an aerial photo of Avenger field from the 1970 Texas State Technical College yearbook. The page has labels written at the bottom of the page pointed at locations and buildings in the photo. Notes about some of the buildings' eras can be seen on the back of the page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field Labeled Aerials]

Photocopies of two aerial photos of Avenger Field with red lines and labels marking different buildings and locations.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field Layout Plan Copy]

Photocopied partial layout plan and survey notes for Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field Layout Plan Copy #2]

Photocopied partial layout plan and survey notes for Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field Map Notes]

Partial map data showing a wind rose and a small location map that points out Avenger Field's location.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field Map Notes Copy]

Photocopy of partial map data showing a wind rose and a small location map that points out Avenger Field's location.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field Medical Department]

Photocopy of two group photos of men and women in military and nurse uniform from WWII. A list of names can be seen on the back of the page, along with the words, "Avenger Field Medical Dept. 15 October, 1943".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field Patch]

Leather patch with an image of two birds flying on a blue sky background painted in the center. The border is painted with red stars and the words "Avenger Field" can be seen on the bottom edge.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Renaming Ceremony Speech by Ann Atkeison] (open access)

[Avenger Field Renaming Ceremony Speech by Ann Atkeison]

Speech given by Ann Atkeison honoring the history of Avenger Field.
Date: May 20, 1989
Creator: Atkeison, Ann
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field Runway Data]

Engineering notes on Avenger Field Airport runway. with a set of charts seen at the top of the page and a partial runway map seen at the bottom.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Scrapbook] (open access)

[Avenger Field Scrapbook]

Scrapbook with various items such as photos, letters, news clippings, and ephemera relating to Women Airforce Service Pilots training at Avenger Field in World War II. Documents are also included relating to the planning of a WASP monument built years after the war.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field Sign]

Photograph of the wooden sign in front of Avenger Field that includes a full-color depiction of Fifinella, the mascot of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Buildings and cars are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field Sign]

Photograph of a wooden sign at Avenger Field that reads, "Avenger Field Sweetwater Home of the WASP's 1942-1944 Built 1929 - Elev. - 2378".A parking lot with cars and gas station sign can be seen in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger field sign]

Photograph of a sign at Avenger Field, reading "Avenger Field Sweetwater. Home of the WASP's 1942-1944. Built 1929 - Elev. - 2378." On top is the WASP mascot. There is a hangar in the background with some people around it, as well as two parked 1990s-style cars.
Date: [1993..2000]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Souvenir Album] (open access)

[Avenger Field Souvenir Album]

Booklet containing captioned photographs taken in the 1940s depicting people and events at Avenger Field, and the text of a poem "Avenger Field." The first page contains an illustration of holly branches and the text "Christmas Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year."
Date: unknown
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Timeline Notes] (open access)

[Avenger Field Timeline Notes]

Timeline notes on the history of Avenger field in Sweetwater, Texas, with the phrase "as to methodology" seen written at the top. The page is part of the preparation notes for the application materials sent to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for Avenger Field, Sweetwater.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, 318th AAFFTD Class 43-W-6 and 43-W-7 (open access)

Avenger Field Yearbook, 318th AAFFTD Class 43-W-6 and 43-W-7

Book documenting the 43-W-6 and 43-W-7 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: 1943
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 43-W-4 and 43-W-5 (open access)

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 43-W-4 and 43-W-5

Book documenting the 43-W-4 and 43-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: 1943
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History