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[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, May 22, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, May 22, 1945]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not responding, discussing how busy his life in New York has been, a recent trip to Boston to visit friends and family, another trip to Morristown, New Jersey to visit another friend, aviation, and how he got his job.
Date: May 22, 1945
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward Drew, unknown date] (open access)

[Letter from Edward Drew, unknown date]

Letter from Edward Drew discussing military aviation.
Date: unknown
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal: Citizen Ambassador Program, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots Delegation to the Soviet Union, May 3-16, 1990 (open access)

Journal: Citizen Ambassador Program, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots Delegation to the Soviet Union, May 3-16, 1990

Journal documenting the trip several Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II took to Moscow, Russia in 1990 to meet with a group of Russian Night Witches who also served in the war. The book includes a biography section of each WASP that made the trip, letters from the WASP to Presidents Bush and Gorbachev, and a letter from the Soviets. Two loose leaflets included with the book are a bibliography of books about the WASP and a flyer from Texas A&M Press about a new book on WASP training at Avenger Field to be released.
Date: 1990-05-03/1990-05-24
Creator: Lazarsky, Barbara Ward
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bank note from Russia in the denomination of 15 rubles]

A bank note from Russia in the denomination of 15 rubles. The front and back of the document are combined into a single image.
Date: October 16, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bank note from Russia in the denomination of 50 rubles]

A bank note from Russia in the denomination of 50 rubles. The front and back of the document are combined into a single image.
Date: March 1, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bank note from Russia in the denomination of 500 rubles]

A bank note from Russia in the denomination of 500 rubles. The front and back of the document are combined into a single image.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bank note from Russia in the denomination of 1000 rubles]

A bank note from Russia in the denomination of 1000 rubles. The front and back of the document are combined into a single image.
Date: June 1, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building in Eastern Europe]

Photograph of a large yellow and white building with a row of stone columns and a pediment featuring images of two angels blowing trumpets and a Russian text. There are two tour buses and several cars parked in front of the building and several people standing on the other side of the street; in the foreground an unidentified man wearing a uniform is facing toward the building.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Street with Street Car Cables]

Photograph of a street with street car cables criss-crossing overhead, likely in Russia. There is a sign for McDonald's down the block written in Russian.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Victory Day Celebration-Red Square] (open access)

[Clipping: Victory Day Celebration-Red Square]

Newspaper clippings from a Russian newspaper, with a photograph of WASP members Charlene Creger, Marty Wyall, and Barbara Sazorsky on page 5. Along the photo is handwritten text reading, "Victory Day Celebration - Red Square," as well as the name of women in the photo.
Date: March 10, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP]

Photocopy of clipping from a Russian newspaper featuring images of Women Airforce Service Pilots in uniform.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Currency from the Soviet Union in the denomination of 5 kopeks]

Currency from the Soviet Union in the denomination of 5 kopeks. The front and back of the document are combined into a single image.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Currency from the Soviet Union in the denomination of 5 rubels]

Currency from the Soviet Union in the denomination of 5 rubels. The front and back of the document are combined into a single image.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drink Vending Machines]

Photograph of several unidentified people using a row of drink vending machines on a city street; the machines are blue and have a Russian text on them and behind them a large white building and two streetlamps are visible in the background.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[GUM Mall]

Photograph of the inside of the GUM mall in Moscow taken from the second level; numerous people and shops with Russian signs can be seen on the lower level in the foreground and in the background more people, rows of arches and pillars on the left and right, and the glass dome ceiling are visible.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man at Fruit Stand]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a hat leaning on a counter at a fruit stand inside a Russian supermarket. Several other men are standing next to him at the same counter and behind him, more fruit stands, people, and signs in Russian are visible.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Military Parade with Tanks]

Photograph of a military parade on Red Square with several tanks rolling down the street, a group of soldiers watching in the foreground, and red banners and a large sign that reads "1990" in the background. More crowds can be seen on the other side of the street, which is lined with trees, in front of the GUM department store, a large building with an arched glass roof.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A "Night Witch" Standing Next to a Table With a Decoration]

Photograph of a "Night Witch" standing next to a table with a decoration on it. There are decorations in the background in Russian, and the woman is wearing a blue suit.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Painting of Bird]

Photograph of a painting of a bird sitting in a nest made out of a white and red scarf with a Cyrillic text on the bottom.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Painting of Older Woman]

Photograph of a painting of an older woman wearing a red hooded cloak inside an ornate frame; next to the painting a small plaque in Russian and English indicates it is by Rembrandt.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People in GUM Mall]

Photograph taken from above of a crowd of people in the GUM mall in Moscow; people appear to be watching something in a shop on the right and above them a Russian sign and a poster featuring a hammer and sickle can be seen.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldier Standing Beside U.S. Occupation Sign]

Photograph of a solider identified as Allen standing next to a sign for the zone boundary between the United States and Russia. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "This is the Zone Boundary, between US and the Russians -- May, 19, 1946 -- Allen."
Date: May 19, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Russian Aviation Exhibit]

Photograph of a group of unidentified people, including several women wearing WASP uniforms and men wearing military uniforms, standing in front of an exhibit on aviation featuring several posters with Russian texts and pictures of airplanes.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Russian Market]

Photograph of a produce section in a Russian supermarket with several people looking at tomatoes and other vegetables in the foreground and several signs in Russian and pictures of various fruit on the wall in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History