Resource Type

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photocopy of Clipping: Water Line Bids Asked; City Supply 'Assured']

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping of an article about bids for a water line for Abilene, Texas.
Date: December 23, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kingfisher Theme Tablet Cover with Illustrations]

The cardboard cover of a Kingfisher Theme Tablet, with small drawings of a small man, a kingfisher bird, and other small birds.
Date: [1911..1919]
Creator: Crane, Roy, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cover of a Program for "The Chanters"]

Photocopy of the cover page for a choir performance, titled "The Chanters" and performed by a mixed men and women's chorus from McMurry College, under the direction of Gypsy Ted Sullivan Wylie.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Seismograph Party in a Field. Illustrating the Path of the Reflection and Record

Drawing demonstrating how a seismograph records data in the field, portraying how vibrations moving through the ground, the equipment necessary to record seismographs, and labelling all the elements of the drawing.
Date: 1938
Creator: Independant Exploration Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drawing of Square]

Drawing of a square with points inside it labelled, #1, 2, and 3. This is possibly related to the cause, Jake L. Hamon Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Diagram of Maude B. Johnson's Property]

Diagram of Maude B. Johnson's property, showing the boundaries of her land and related to an oil and gas lease.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photostat Copy of Seismograph Party in a Field. Illustrating the Path of the Reflection and Record]

Photostat copy of a drawing demonstrating how a seismograph records data in the field, portraying how vibrations moving through the ground, the equipment necessary to record seismographs, and labelling all the elements of the drawing.
Date: 1938
Creator: Independant Exploration Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Walking Past B-17]

Photocopy of a group of four Women Airforce Service PIlots in flight gear walking past a B-17 aircraft. Text printed in the top left of the image reads, "WASPS (Women's Air Service Pilots) walking past the B-17 flying fortress known as Pistol Packing Mama. In WW2 they shuttled airplanes from factories, served as test pilots and delivered supplies by air. They trained out of Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, now the home of the WASP museum."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drawing of a Bucking Horse]

Colored illustration of a bucking horse, partially cut out of the page. The names "Miss Bertha Foster" and "Mrs. Robert Foster" are written multiple times on the page along with the location, "Navasota, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field]

Photocopy of two aerial images of the 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field. The photos shows a group of small buildings and aircraft hangars interconnected by pathways and roads, seen from two different angles in the sky.
Date: 1967
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Statue Information]

A sketch of the statue for the Women Airforce Service Pilots memorial in Sweetwater, seen in profile with suggested dimensions for the base and statue figure.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field Patch]

Leather patch with an image of two birds flying on a blue sky background painted in the center. The border is painted with red stars and the words "Avenger Field" can be seen on the bottom edge.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field Labeled Aerial Photo]

Photocopy of an aerial photo of Avenger field from the 1970 Texas State Technical College yearbook. The page has labels written at the bottom of the page pointed at locations and buildings in the photo. Notes about some of the buildings' eras can be seen on the back of the page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field Labeled Aerials]

Photocopies of two aerial photos of Avenger Field with red lines and labels marking different buildings and locations.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History