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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
93
1990 Census County Block Map
50
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
30
Gayle Snell Collection
24
National WASP Museum (NWM) Collection
11
Helen Snapp Collection
9
Eleanor Brown Collection
8
Avenger Field Nomination
5
Catherine Parker Collection
3
Henderson (Paul Hill) Collection
3
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1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Taylor County, Block 21
Parent map for Taylor County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:15,000.
Date:
1990
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Taylor County, Index
Index map for Taylor County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:81,946.
Date:
1990
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication]
Photocopy of a brochure for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion and monument dedication ceremony, with information about the memorial and a brief history of WASP at Avenger Field. A sketched image of the life size WASP statue at Avenger Field can be seen printed on the page.
Date:
March 5, 1993
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary Program]
Program for the Avenger Field memorial dedication at the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th Anniversary reunion.
Date:
1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication]
Agenda for the Women Airforce Service Pilots Historic monument dedication ceremony and reunion.
Date:
1993
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #1]
50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a fifty-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring Harriet Quimby the Pioneer Pilot. It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #2]
50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a twenty-nin-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring "Corregidor Falls to Japanese." It shows a cancellation stand from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #4]
50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a fifty-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring Harriet Quimby the Pioneer Pilot. It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th WASP Anniversary Ticket]
Meal ticket for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion dinner in Nolan County.
Date:
1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th WASP Anniversary Ticket #2]
Meal ticket for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion dinner in Nolan County.
Date:
1993?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Field at Sweetwater]
Aerial photograph of a group of buildings at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. Most of the buildings are metal, and are connected by paths and roads. Airplane lanes and tarmac are visible in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo give the date the photo was taken, and the name and address of a man named Richard Harkness.
Date:
September 16, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Committee Meeting, July 16, 1992]
Agenda for the WASP Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the July 16, 1992 meeting, followed by the meeting minutes discussing the San Antonio convention and the memorial dedication ceremony, along with a proposed dedication ceremony agenda.
Date:
July 16, 1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Committee Meeting, November 19, 1992]
Agenda for the WASP Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the November 19, 1992 meeting, followed by the meeting minutes discussing the WASP monument and fundraising, as well a partial balance sheet with an address label for Rigdon Edwards seen on the back.
Date:
November 19, 1992
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, January 25, 1990]
Agenda for the WASP Monument Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the January 25, 1990 meeting. This is followed by the meeting minutes addressing facets of the monument project, and a mail flyer on WASP letterhead with a donation request and sample plaque paragraph.
Date:
January 25, 1990
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Monument Committee Meeting, March 18, 1993]
Agenda for the WASP Memorial Committee listing action items and discussion points for the March 18, 1993 meeting, followed by the meeting minutes on monument progress and reunion plans.
Date:
March 18, 1992
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ann Richards speaking on stage]
Photograph of Governor Ann Richards speaking on stage at an event for the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Several people sit on stage behind her, with two uniformed WASP veterans on the right.
Date:
1993-08?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Airport Data]
Data notes on the current state of of Avenger Field airport by an engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date:
March 4, 1990
Creator:
Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Airport Data #2]
Data notes on Avenger Field airport by the engineering company, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc.
Date:
March 9, 1990
Creator:
Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field and TSTC From Above #3]
Aerial photograph of TSTC campus taking shape on the grounds of the Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field, with a tall silo seen to the right, and what appears to be an old airstrip seen in the foreground.
Date:
1996?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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 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
Bernecker Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
1991
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bottom Line, July 1992
Monthly newsletter of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce including news, upcoming events, publications, and other information of interest to the members. This issue includes a brief item about the WASP Dedication Committee.
Date:
July 1992
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Above and Beyond]
Newspaper clipping from the LA Times with the article "Above and Beyond," which discusses the Women Airforce Service Pilots and their struggle to gain recognition for their service, as well as interviews with veterans. Excerpts from other articles and a Doonesbury comic are also included.
Date:
October 2, 1996
Creator:
Howlett, Susan
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History