Resource Type

[Photograph 2012.201.B0313.0195]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Richard Donovan , Dallas Texas, wife of Maj. Gen. Donovan."
Date: June 10, 1944
Creator: Rose, Edith
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Man with a Pig]

Photograph of a man showing a pig in the to a crowd of people formed into a circle.
Date: June 8, 1944
Creator: Austin Chamber of Commerce
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Vitola and Another Soldier]

Photograph of John Vitola and another soldier standing together in front of the plywood wall of a quarters. The men are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and garrison caps. Vitola drapes his left arm over the other man's shoulder.
Date: June 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-32 military plane

Photograph of a B-32 on the tarmac near a large building under construction, possibly a hangar. The B-32 is a large plane with 4 propellers.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-32 military plane

Photograph of a B-32 on the tarmac near a large building under construction, possibly a hangar. The B-32 is a large plane with 4 propellers.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Looking down on a B-32

Photograph of a B-32 from above. It is a large military plane with 4 propellers. There is a fleet of smaller planes behind the B-32.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

B-32 plane, side view, on the ground.

Photograph of a B-32 from the side. A building under construction is behind the plane.
Date: June 14, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Dog Named "Spot"]

Photograph of a dog named "Spot" sitting down on a patch of grass.
Date: June 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Private Leo Gaines]

Photograph of Private Leo Gaines, from Springfield, Illinois, standing in front of a barracks building at Camp Hulen.
Date: June 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William Giannopoulos and Richard Mauger in a M5 Light Tank]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos and Richard Mauger standing up out of hatches on an M5 light tank. The two men are wearing uniforms and helmets, while Giannopoulos also wears goggles. The tank's 37 mm cannon is pointed between the two men. Another tank is visible to the right and buildings of Camp Barkeley, Texas, are visible in the background.
Date: June 24, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on a Tow Truck]

Photograph of Richard Mauger and William Giannopoulos on the back of a ten ton tow truck. The two men are wearing caps and u.S. Army uniforms. Mauger stands beside the cab while Giannopoulos leans against the boom winch. A building and three more trucks are visible behind the tow truck.
Date: June 24, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Six WASP Trainees and Two Men]

Photograph of six women and two men taken in a classroom at Avenger Field. Two of the women are seated at a rectangular table. The other four women and the men stand behind the table and in front of a blackboard listing the date and schedule for WASP Class 44-W-9.
Date: June 21, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

CAAF "Pass in Review"

Photograph of several uniformed soldiers in formation at Childress Army Air Field in Childress, Texas.
Date: June 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Troops Marching in Review]

Photograph of troops marching in review at Camp Barkeley on D Day. Parked cars are visible to the right.
Date: June 6, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Catherine McGrath]

Photograph of WASP trainee Catherine McGrath from 44-W-10, wearing a jacket and cap with goggles and looking up to her left. On the back is a description: "Class 44-W-9, in flight #1, Avenger Field, June 20, 1944"
Date: June 20, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Pam L. Carr]

Photograph of WASP trainee Pam L. Carr from class 44-W-10 wearing a flight cap and jacket.
Date: June 20, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six WASPs of 44-W-9 with Instructor Pilot and Officer]

Labeled photograph of six WASP trainees of class 44-W-9 wearing flight suits and gear, with a male instructor pilot in a flight suit and a male officer in a service uniform. From left to right, standing: Virginia Potthoff, Margaret Phillips, Marry Ann Showers, and Joan Olmstead. Seated from the left to right are Betty Martin and Penny Pierce, who are both smoking. Behind them is a billboard with the class's schedule and progress.
Date: June 21, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Gayle Snell with Frame]

Portrait photograph of Gayle Snell in her flying gear, with a black frame.
Date: June 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six WASPs of 44-W-9 with Instructor Pilot and Officer, Labeled]

Labeled photograph of six WASP trainees of class 44-W-9 wearing flight suits and gear, with a male instructor pilot in a flight suit and a male officer in a service uniform. From left to right, standing: Virginia Potthoff, Margaret Phillips, Marry Ann Showers, and Joan Olmstead. Seated from the left to right are Betty Martin and Penny Pierce, who are both smoking. Behind them is a billboard with the class's schedule and progress.
Date: June 21, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Ethel Lytch]

Portrait photograph of WASP Ethel Lytch, smiling in her flight cap and jacket.
Date: June 20, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sarah Rewey on Biplane Wing]

Photograph of WASP Sarah Rewey kneeling on the port wing of a biplane, wearing her flight cap and looking off to her left. A wire strut runs across the center of the photo while the lower wing takes up the bottom-third.
Date: 1944-06-08~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Eleanor Brown]

Photograph of WASP Eleanor "Mickey" Brown in a flight cap with goggles and jacket. On the back is written "Class 44-W-9, June 21, 1944, Avenger Field, Mickey McLernon"
Date: June 21, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Gayle Snell]

Photograph portrait of Women Airforce Service Pilot Gaye Snell, smiling in her flying cap and jacket. In the bottom write is an autograph reading: "Lots of luck[,] Gayle"
Date: June 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Healing/Healed Sheet Erosion on a Blackland Experiment Station Cotton Field

Photograph of healing/healed sheet erosion on this cotton field located at the Blackland Experiment Station. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sheet Erosion. After one rain, cross slope runoff on this down hill [sic], straight rowed field cut shallow gullies (4" deep) to the depth of bedded rows. Since then, cotton in the field has been cultivated once or twice and visual evidence of erosion has almost been obliterated. Damage to the field remains unaltered, however."
Date: June 1944
Creator: Lyle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History