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[Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport]
Photograph of the hangar of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport. An open gate is visible in the foreground and utility lines are visible in the background.
Date:
1939~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Marvin Krieger in Uniform at Sweetwater in 1942]
Photocopy of Marvin Krieger in uniform shirt and tie taken at Sweetwater in 1942. Note with name, location, and date can be seen written on the page.
Date:
1942
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Negative of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport]
Negative of the hangar of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport. An open gate is visible in the foreground and utility lines are visible in the background.
Date:
1939~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP 2000 Sweetwater Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered
WASP reunion booklet honoring the life and career of Jacqueline Cochran and welcoming the WASP to their 2000 reunion with letters, photos, illustrations, and a schedule of events. A section at the back of the pamphlet honors the 38 WASP who died in service.
Date:
2000
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Classes 43-W-6 and 43-W-7
Book documenting the 43-W-6 and 43-W-7 classes of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program. Pencil scribbles can be seen throughout the book
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 2000 Committee Chair Persons]
List of chairpersons and their roles and responsibilities for the 2000 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion committee. Many notes can be seen scratched onto several pages.
Date:
2000
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Monument Schedule of Events]
Updated schedule of events for a WASP reunion and historic monument dedication in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Trail Ride Slated Following Parade]
Newspaper clipping about the Nolan County Sheriff's Posse preparing for its annual trail ride after the Women Airforce Service Pilots' Reunion parade.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion 2000 Schedule Rough Draft]
Rough itinerary notice to WASP Members for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 Reunion Tour.
Date:
2000
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Homer Taylor, Oct. 2, 1986]
Letter from Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Homer Taylor discussing success of the WASP reunion in September, 1986. Several notes in red ink can be seen written at the top of the page.
Date:
October 2, 1986
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Welcome to Molly's World - 1944]
Copy of a magazine about women's participation in World War II aviation.
Date:
April 18, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[30th Reunion Name Tag for Ken Dickson]
Name tag from the Women Airforce Service Pilots 30th reunion that features an illustration of a flying fifinella gremlin in the top left. The name, "Ken Dickson" is handwritten on the tag in red ink along with the phrase, "C of C".
Date:
1972-06~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP BBQ Luncheon Ticket #2]
Ticket for a WASP reunion BBQ luncheon, printed with the date, time, location, and the price $10.00 per person.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Training Photos]
Laminated photocopy of six photos of WASP at Avenger Field shown in various stages of training and daily life. Among the photos are a picture of WASP cadets in block formation, WASP sitting in front of a gate, a woman in a flight suit, a woman in shorts with a ball, several WASP cleaning a walkway, and woman in a dress and jewelry.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Plaque]
Photograph of what appears to be a historical marker plaque with a few paragraphs of the history of WASP. The plaque begins, "Women Airforce Service Pilots Jacqueline Cochran, one of the most famous women pilots of the twentieth century..." A note written on the back of the photo reads, "Sweetwater Tex 22 May 93".
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP, May 7, 1996]
Letter from 1998 WASP Reunion Committee to All WASP discussing the 1998 Sweetwater WASP Reunion.
Date:
May 7, 1996
Creator:
1998 WASP Reunion Committee
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Unveiling Sweetwater Statue]
Photograph of a small group of WASP and Janet Reno standing with a rope in hands as they smile for photographers in the middle of a small crowd. To the left is a small well of water with a statue partially seen at the left edge of frame. A sheet is over the statue and attached to the rope the women are holding. The statue is located in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Statue in Courtyard]
Photograph of a green statue of a WASP posed on a pedestal in the center of a small fountain or well. A courtyard area with trees and buildings can be seen in the background. The handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Sweetwater Tex 22 May 93".
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee Boedeker to Kenneth P. Dickson, June 22, 1972]
Letter from Lee Boedeker to Kenneth P. Dickson discussing an enclosed waiver and sending a representative to monitor an air show.
Date:
June 22, 1972
Creator:
Boedeker, Lee
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kent and Deanie Comolli to the National WASP WWII Museum, March, 1, 2010]
Letter from Kent and Deanie Comolli to the National WASP WWII Museum discussing memories of WASP and Sweetwater during WWII and seeing the museum at a class of '57 high school reunion.
Date:
March 1, 2010
Creator:
Comolli, Kent & Comolli, Deanie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Memorial Reunion For WASPs is Now Underway]
Newspaper clipping about the events to take place at the 30th anniversary memorial reunion for Women Airforce Service pilots. A signature that appears to read, "Ken Dick" (Ken Dickson?)can be seen on the back of the paper.
Date:
June 23, 1972
Creator:
Gordon, Joe
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Graduate Names]
Photograph of a stone plaque located at Sweetwater with several WASP graduate names engraved in its surface. A handwritten note in blue pen ink on the back of the photo reads, "Plaque at Sweetwater with all classes and graduates, The wishing well at end of walkway".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Women Air Force Service Pilots: World War II 1942-1944
Pamphlet on the history of Women Airforce Service Pilots featuring photos of WASP in uniforms and in training.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Statue]
Photograph of a green statue of a WASP placed on a pedestal in the center of a small outdoor fountain. The handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "Sweetwater Tex 22 May 93".
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History