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Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library
6,989
National WASP WWII Museum
1,491
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
451
Hardin-Simmons University Library
149
Texas Historical Commission
110
Tittle-Luther/Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc.
60
Pioneer City County Museum
41
The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
33
UNT Libraries
23
UNT Libraries Special Collections
22
19 More
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Texas Digital Newspaper Program
6,991
Sweetwater Reporter
6,989
Tocker Foundation Grant
6,268
Abilene Library Consortium
1,709
National WASP WWII Museum
1,491
World War Two Collection
1,005
United States Census Map Collection
267
USGS Topographic Map Collection
135
THC National Register Collection
106
David S. Castle Architectural Drawings
60
44 More
Serial/Series Title
Sweetwater Reporter
6,478
Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
508
The Nolan County News
283
Sweetwater Daily Reporter
223
Prince Collection
183
Gayle Snell Collection
149
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
143
Forts Heritage Region
123
Eleanor Brown Collection
114
Kafka Collection
89
92 More
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[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
[WASP Trainees]
Photograph of four women standing at Avenger Field. From left to right: Helen Snapp, Margaret Bruns, Esther Rheinhold, and Jan Tate. All four are wearing their flight uniforms "Zoot Suits".
Date:
April 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Trainees]
Photograph of two lines of WASP trainees walking around the Wishing Well and towards the camera. Two buildings are visible in the background.
Date:
[1944-04..1944-12]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Trainees in Formation]
Photograph of a group of members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) standing in rows and holding certificates.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Base Historic Marker Inscription]
Typed text of an inscription for a WASP training base historic marker, at Avenger Field. Also included are details for the planned location for the marker, the marker's material, and dimensions for the inscription's lettering.
Date:
February 20, 1972
Creator:
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Base Historic Marker Inscription]
Typed text of an inscription for a WASP training base historic marker, at Avenger Field. Also included are the planned location for the marker and dimensions for the inscription's lettering.
Date:
1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Song Lyrics #4]
The lyrics for seven WASP training songs, "Woof Teds", "The Girls of the 318th", "You Take the Runway", "Flight Polka", "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp", "AAFFTD", and "Yankee Doodle Pilots".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Poem
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Training Song Lyrics #5]
The lyrics for seven WASP training songs, "Woof Teds", "The Girls of the 318th", "You Take the Runway", "Flight Polka", "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp", "AAFFTD", and "Yankee Doodle Pilots".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Poem
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 Veteran in Warbird Cockpit]
Photograph of a WASP veteran at an airshow sitting in the front cockpit of a blue World War II era trainer, possibly a Vultee BT-13. There is a hand with a video camera on the left edge of the frame, and several people in a crowd are visible in the left background.
Date:
1986-09-27?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veteran sitting on Truck Bed]
Photograph of a WASP veteran in uniform sitting on a flatbed truck with some other people. There is a dock with pallets on it in the background.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veteran Speaking at Event]
Photograph of a WASP veteran speaking on stage at a major event for the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Several people are seated on stage behind the podium. A red, white, and blue banner lines the front of the stage and several people are visible on the ground floor.
Date:
1993-08?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP veteran speaking at event
Photograph of a WASP veteran speaking on stage at a 50th anniversary event. Behind her on the wall is a large "50" and a reproduction of the WASP mascot "Fifinella." Several other people sit at the head table on either side of the podium and more people are visible on the ground floor.
Date:
August 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veteran speaking at Nolan County Courthouse]
Photograph of a group of WASP veterans standing on at the top of the steps at Nolan County Courthouse at an event for the 1986 reunion. One of them is reading a speech into a microphone, assisted by a young man. The bottom right quarter of the photo is obscured by the top of a person's hat.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veteran speaking at Nolan County Courthouse (negative)]
Photo negative of a group of WASP veterans standing on at the top of the steps at Nolan County Courthouse at an event for the 1986 reunion. One of them is reading a speech into a microphone, assisted by a young man. The bottom right quarter of the photo is obscured by the top of a person's hat.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veterans and Others with Flag]
Blurry photograph of a group of twenty-one standing WASP veterans and two kneeling younger women posing with a WASP flag at the 1986 reunion.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veterans and Others with Flag (negative)]
Blurry photograph of a group of twenty-one standing WASP veterans and two kneeling younger women posing with a WASP flag at the 1986 reunion.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP veterans marching in parade]
Photograph of a formation of WASP veterans in uniform marching in a parade in Sweetwater as part of the 1986 WASP reunion. Several businesses are visible lining the street in the background, along which is parked several 1980s style cars.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP veterans with flag]
Blurry photograph of a group of twenty-one standing WASP veterans posing with a WASP flag at the 1986 reunion.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP veterans with flag]
Blurry photograph of a group of twenty-one standing WASP veterans posing with a WASP flag at the 1986 reunion.
Date:
1986-09-26~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veterans with SNJ Texan, Blurry]
Out-of-focus photograph of fifteen WASP veterans posing at an airshow on the starboard side of a Navy SNJ Texan. Two of them are wearing WASP uniforms. A child is visible sitting in the rear cockpit, while more people stand around on the opposite side.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veterans with SNJ Texan, Blurry]
Out-of-focus photograph of fifteen WASP veterans posing at an airshow on the starboard side of a Navy SNJ Texan. Two of them are wearing WASP uniforms. A child is visible sitting in the rear cockpit, while more people stand around on the opposite side.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veterans with SNJ Texan, Blurry (negative)]
Out-of-focus photograph of fifteen WASP veterans posing at an airshow on the starboard side of a Navy SNJ Texan. Two of them are wearing WASP uniforms. A child is visible sitting in the rear cockpit, while more people stand around on the opposite side.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Veterans with SNJ Texan (Negative)]
Photograph of fifteen women posing at an airshow on the starboard side of a Navy SNJ Texan. Two of them are wearing WASP uniforms. A child is visible sitting in the rear cockpit, while more people stand around on the opposite side.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History