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[Robert G. Fowler's Aircraft, The Cole Flyer #1]
Photograph of Robert G. Fowler's aircraft, The Cole Flyer at Sweetwater, Tx. A crowd of people can be seen surrounding the small aircraft.
Date:
November 24, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three WASP at Avenger Field]
Photograph of three WASP in jackets, caps and goggles posed together with eyes closed, possibly from windy conditions. They are standing outside a building at Avenger Field. On a corner on the back of the photo a note can be seen in pencil that possibly reads, "Rig Edwards".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Beverly Cangiamila McCarty]
Photograph of Beverly Cangiamila McCarty wearing a helmet with goggles, scarf, and button-down shirt. She is shown in profile from the chest up and looks to the left side of the photograph.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two WASP Sitting on Rail]
Photograph of two women sitting on a metal rail outdoors and looking back at the camera. A boat in some water can be seen in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "Two unidentified WASP women. Donor: Mary Lou Baucom".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Posed on WIng]
Photograph of a woman with a single hair braid wearing a flight suit and holding a note pad while seated on the wing of a plane.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soldiers, Volume 38, Number 5, May 1983
Monthly publication dedicated to "provide timely, factual information on policies, plans, operations and technical developments of the Department of the Army and other information on topics of interest to the Active Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, and Army civilian employees" (p. 1). This issue features an article about the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) titled "Zoot Suits and Parachutes."
Date:
May 1983
Creator:
Cavanaugh, Charles G.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Four WASP Trainees Doing Chores]
Photograph of four trainees in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) attending to chores in their barracks. One woman is crouched on the floor holding a dustpan while another woman sweeps debris into it, the third woman is polishing her shoes, and the fourth woman is ironing. The names included on the typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge vary slightly from the names written on the back of the photograph.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP in Formation #3]
Photograph of a male officer walking through rows of WASP standing at attention in uniform.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to WASP with Form]
Letter to Women Airforce Service Pilots with a form to fill out if they have received training from the Civilian Pilot Training Program. The information's purpose is to encourage the Federal Aviation Administration to reopen the program or one similar in order to help the younger generation, particularly young women, attain aeronautical careers.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Sweetwater Municipal Band]
Flyer for a concert to be held after a WASP reunion banquet by the Sweetwater Municipal Band, with a sample list of songs and music styles to be performed.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP at Coffee Shack]
Photograph of several WASP in flight suits and jackets gathered outside of a building with a sign that reads, "Coffee Shack".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP and Flight Instructor]
Photograph of a WASP in the cockpit of a plane with a headset on. A male instructor in uniform sits in the seat behind her. The plane has the numbers 233 painted on the side.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dress Flag Mixup]
Photograph of eight women standing and sitting around a table. All of the women are wearing hats and four of them are playing a game of cards. The handwritten label taped to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "Dress Flag Mixup."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Avenger Field Nomination Outline]
Rough outline on notebook paper of the planned order of information and pages for the Avenger Field nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Capt. Smith, Check Pilot Comes to Avenger Field]
Newspaper clipping of an article about pilot Captain Forrester M. Smith from the Aloe army air field at Victoria, Texas. The article briefly details Smith's background and education. There is an advertisement for Coca-Cola on the back of the clipping.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo Book Filler]
Memo book pages filled with various flight and training notes, including lists of equipment, math equations, and names of several pilots with their flight logs
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man at Window]
Photograph of a man in a military uniform standing partially leaning out an open window.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Contact Sheet of WASP with Planes]
Contact sheet of five images featuring two different WASP with their flight gear and planes.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two WASP at the Wishing Well]
Photograph of two WASP trainees visiting the wishing well at Avenger Field. The women are visible from the back and are wearing coveralls commonly referred to as "zoot suits." 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
The National Register of Historic Places
Pamphlet describing the purpose of the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and process for suggesting new additions. It includes information about preservation assistance, cultural resource planning, criteria for evaluating the significance of properties, state and federal nomination processes, as well as publications and other resources, with a list of state and federal preservation officers.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
National Register of Historic Places
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Major Urban and Members of Class 44-W-1]
Photograph of Major Urban and six members of class 44-W-1 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). The typewritten label attached to the photo's bottom edge restates the information written on the back of the photo. 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
[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
[Photograph of Margaret Chamberlin Sunbathing]
Photograph of Margaret Chamberlin, a trainee in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), sunbathing. She is visible from the chest up and reclines with her hands held behind her head.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Women Flying Plane]
Photograph of two WASP pilots flying a WWII era plane that has a star and the number 249 painted on the side and the nose.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History