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[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, November 17, 1944]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents, discussing a flight from Memphis to Newark via Atlanta and her choice to ferry a P-40 or P-63. The postcard is from the Memphis Municipal Airport Red Cross Canteen and features two photos of servicemen recreating.
Date:
November 17, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, October 12, 1942]
A water-damaged postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing driving around the Atlanta area looking for a place to live.
Date:
October 12, 1942
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, November 15, 1946]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing recent news about friends and family. The postcard features "Festival of St. Roche" by E. Debat-Ponsan as it appears at the Tudor Hotel in New York.
Date:
November 15, 1946
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, January 5, 1945]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing recent travels and attempting to find a place to work following the disbandment of the WASP. The postcard features a color image of several civilians and servicemen departing an American Airlines aircraft.
Date:
January 5, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 1, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing recent work. The postcard features an image of a Douglas A-20 practicing skip bombing.
Date:
August 1, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 9, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing picking up aircraft in Long Beach. The postcard features an image of a silver Douglas DC-3 with red trim in flight.
Date:
December 9, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, January 4, 1945]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing recent correspondence and getting a job with the Red Cross. The postcard features an image of clouds from an airliner window, flanked by curtains.
Date:
January 4, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, July 4, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances discussing flying to Kansas City to ferry a P-51. The postcard features a color drawing of the Hotel Continental in Kansas City, MO.
Date:
July 4, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 26, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents Fred and Frances featuring a black and white photo of a Douglas A-20 at low altitude practicing "skip-bombing."
Date:
August 26, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, May 11, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her father Fred discussing flying a Douglass A-24 dive bomber (pictured on the postcard), receiving a wristwatch from him, and her coming work.
Date:
May 11, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 14, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying out of Jacksonville. The postcard features an image of the O'Henry Hotel in Greensboro, NC.
Date:
December 14, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 26, 1944]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing her last flight as a WASP and flying by airline to New York. The postcard features an image of a TWA stewardess.
Date:
December 26, 1944, 8:30 a.m.
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, January 3, 1945]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing preparing for her interview with the Red Cross and visiting the Russian embassy. The postcard features an image of a silver DC-3 with red trim in flight.
Date:
January 3, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, March 24, 1944]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing the P-39 Airacobra, an image of which is featured on the card.
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, November 12, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing visiting Niagra to pick up a P-63, an image of which is featured on the card.
Date:
November 12, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 26, 1944]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing Christmas and going to a Navy club. The postcard features a photo of a B-25 in flight.
Date:
December 26, 1944, 12:00 p.m.
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, March 23, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing returning from a ferrying trip. The postcard features an image of a C-47 in flight.
Date:
March 23, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, September 10, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing traveling to Buffalo to pick up a P-40 bound for Florida. The postcard features an image of a USAAF P-40 in flight.
Date:
September 10, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, November 25, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing trying to get out of Kansas City. The postcard features an image of the Sky View Dining Room at the Hotel Lenox in Buffalo.
Date:
November 25, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 22, 1944]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing traveling between Selma, AL, and Houston. The postcard features an image of an AT-6 in flight.
Date:
August 22, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with Aerial View of a Church and Complex]
Blank Kodak postcard featuring an aerial photograph of a church (bottom-center) and neighboring complex of duplicate buildings (left).
Date:
[1950..1959]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, March 19, 1950]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a sailing and fishing trip in Florida waters.
Date:
March 19, 1950
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, July 18, 1943~]
Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing her arrival in Orlando for a training course. The postcard features an image of clouds through a window surrounded by curtains.
Date:
1943-07-18?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, June 22, 1944]
Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying from Los Angeles to New York and preparing to return to Dallas. The postcard features a photo of a Royal Air Force P-51.
Date:
June 22, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History