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[Clipping: Avenger Field Trainees Welcomed By Hostess Group]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Mrs. J. W. Pepper welcoming WASP trainees to Sweetwater, Texas. Parts of advertisements about war bonds and tire rationing are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
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
[Pamphlet: The Return of the WASP]
Program for the 1986 reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes a color illustration of the organization's mascot on the cover, letters from the governor of Texas and mayor of Sweetwater, a biography of Leni Leoti "Dede" Clark Deaton, photographs, a list of the organization's board of directors, a schedule of events, and a roster for the reunion's planning committee.
Date:
1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three People Saluting]
Photograph of two men and one woman standing and saluting something off camera. The label attached to the photograph's bottom edge indicates that the participants are General H. H. "Hap" Arnold, Major Robert K. Urban, and Jacqueline Cochran. The back of the photo is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Five WASP and an Instructor at the Wishing Well]
Photograph of five graduates of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and an instructor tossing coins into the wishing well at Avenger Field.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field #3]
Aerial photograph of the air force radar station at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The photo shows a large group of buildings connected by paths and and roads, with a parking lot in the center. Two large hangars are visible in the foreground. Three student dorms for TSTC campus can be seen side by side in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Libby Gordner]
Photograph of a Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) trainee leaning her head out of the window of an airplane's cockpit. A typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge identifies her as Libby Gordner. The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Class 44-W-9]
Photograph of the 44-W-9 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). The women are arranged in four rows. The back of the photograph contains the stamp for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Newspaper Clippings Scrapbook]
Scrapbook of various WASP newspaper clippings and pamphlets belonging to former Women Airforce Service Pilot instructor, Rigdon Edwards Jr.
Date:
August 2000
Creator:
Spears, Sandra Edwards
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Class 44-W-7]
Photograph of class 44-W-7 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) standing in rows on a grassy field. The women are wearing dark caps, light-colored shirts, and light-colored pants. The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pre-Parole Transfer Facility at Sweetwater, Texas #2]
Photograph of the gated entrance to a group of small buildings in Sweetwater Texas. A road leads up to the metal gate, which is attached to a small, wooden guard-house. A sign in the yard in front of the gate reads, "Pre-Parole Transfer Facility," and indicates the name of a company called Concept Inc.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Bandana]
A red bandana with an outlined of Texas and a Fifinella seen printed int he center. On the edges can be seen the words, "Sweetwater WASP 2000" in honor of the 2000 WASP Reunion.
Date:
2000
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Trainee Mounting a Horse]
Photograph of a woman mounting a horse while a man holds on to the horse's ears and leans back. Three figures on horseback are visible in the background. The label attached to the photograph's bottom edge says, "McInnerny 43-8 Double Heart Ranch Picnic, Sweetwater."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo Book Filler, Partially Used]
Lined memo book paper with partial notes and scribbles jotted down on various pages. One of the notes on the front cover reads, "Summers, R. L. Avenger Flying Field, Sweetwater, Texas".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Frits to Miss Lorine Wilhemine, April 11, 1923]
Postcard from Frits to Miss Lorine Wilhemine discussing the recent heavy rains and plans to visit the South West. The hand-colored photo image on the front of the card is of a military encampment with groups of men seated in grass amidst tents, with the title, "Delivering a Lecture at Military Training Camp." 1917 is written in pen on the image.
Date:
April 11, 1923
Creator:
Frits
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 2000 Reunion Buffet Tickets]
Meal tickets for the 2000 Women Airforce Service Pilots Reunion at the Holiday Inn in Sweetwater.
Date:
2000
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Visitor's Guide
Pamphlet for the town of Sweetwater, home of the Women Airforce service Pilots, advertising stores, restaurants, and other various attractions.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #2]
Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and a long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo. A note can be seen written on the back of the photo: "Sweetwater Municipal Airport- The first hangar built in 1929 on South side of the field. Photo taken in 1941".
Date:
March 29, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Roger Moore & More]
Letter from Roger Moore & More about donated calendars in honor of WASP, pointing out that the calendars include the opening of the WASP training center at Avenger Field. The letter mentions that the WASP will have a historic marker dedication Oct. 6 at Mulberry Canyon.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Roger Moore and More
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Hazel Ling Lee and an Instructor]
Photograph of Hazel Ling Lee sitting in a training cockpit and looking at the papers in her flight instructor's hand. The flight instructor stands outside of the cockpit and behind the plane's wing. The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Hazel Pracht]
Photograph of a Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) trainee climbing into the cockpit of an airplane. The label taped to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "Hazel Pracht 43-W-4 Houston." The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Major Robert K. Urban]
Photograph of Major Robert K. Urban, the commanding officer at Avenger Field. He is visible from the chest up and wears a uniform. The typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "Major Robert K. Urban C. O. of Avenger Field."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Airport in Sweetwater #2]
Aerial photograph of an airport with two major runways in Sweetwater, Texas. There are five clusters of buildings on the bottom and right sides of the intersecting runways, marked by small yellow dots with numbers on them. At the bottom of the photo, there is numbered text indicating the names of the different buildings, and larger text along the left side indicating the location of the airport.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Seven WASP Gathered Around a Table]
Photograph of seven trainees of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) gathered around a table in one of the classrooms at Avenger Field. Some, but not all, of the women are identified in the label attached to the photograph's bottom edge. The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History