[Photograph of WASP in Uniform at Air Force Academy]

Photograph of fiveWASP standing outside in front of a plant bed at the Air Force Academy, with the Cadet Chapel visible in the background. The women are wearing variations of the blue WASP uniform.
Date: 1997-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ruby Conaway McIntosh to T. N. Carswell - October 29, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Ruby Conaway McIntosh to T. N. Carswell - October 29, 1951]

A letter written to T. N. Carswell from Ruby Conaway McIntosh, Denver, Colorado. McIntosh advises Carswell that she read of his work in the Abilene Reporter and has enclosed a clipping about a friend doing similar rehabilitation for the state of Colorado. The enclosure includes an article printed by the Denver Post dated October 29, 1951 titled "Let Your Heart Fill Your Chest -- Parolees Get Help."
Date: October 29, 1951
Creator: McIntosh, Ruby Conaway
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #2] (open access)

[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #2]

A copy of a typewritten essay by Blanche Perry to the Colorado Springs Church of Christ entitled "Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting." Symbols noted include cross, blood, dove, Spirit, water, mountains, valley.
Date: October 1938
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting Draft] (open access)

[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting Draft]

A 7-page handwritten version of Blanche Perry's essay "Presentation and Interpretation: Baptistry Painting" to the Colorado Springs Church of Christ. This letter contains more information than the typewritten version.
Date: October 1938
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from S. L. Edwards to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from S. L. Edwards to Blanche Perry]

Typewritten and signed letter by S.L. Edwards of the Church of Christ in Hoffman Heights, Aurora, Colorado, thanking Perry for the baptistry painting. Letter includes envelope and is dated October 2, 1957.
Date: October 2, 1957
Creator: Edwards, S.L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Spiritual Interpretation of Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ] (open access)

[Spiritual Interpretation of Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ]

Typed essay by Perry entitled "Spiritual Interpretation of Picture: Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ" dated October 19, 1937.
Date: October 19, 1937
Creator: Perry, Blanche Garrett
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Fowler, Colorado] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Fowler, Colorado]

A black and white photograph of the painting created by Blanche Perry for a Church of Christ in Fowler, Colorado. Scene shows wide, calm water with trees and wooded banks and mountains in the background. Photograph is entitled "Sunrise over Jordan." Inscription on back reads in part, "The Sun of Righteousness over the Jordan Hills. Fall coloring."
Date: October 1953
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Spiritual Interpretation of Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ #2] (open access)

[Spiritual Interpretation of Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ #2]

Typed draft essay by Perry entitled "Spiritual Interpretation of Picture: Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ" dated October 19, 1937. Early draft of finished copy with revisions and notations by Perry. Uses theme of The Elect Lady. Symbols and images mentioned include Rocky Mountains, Mount Evans, citizenship in heaven, cross, shaft of light, sun, dove-shaped cloud, water, rock, trees.
Date: October 19, 1937
Creator: Perry, Blanche Garrett
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #2317 and Car]

Photograph of a train engine and attached car on railroad tracks, viewed from the side. The number "2317" is visible on the cab. Additional tracks lay in front, beside various materials and debris. Two buildings are visible behind the engine. Handwritten text below the image says, "Limon, Colo. Oct 24th 1939 (ex T&P #558)."
Date: October 24, 1939
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Class 43-4 at 1978 Reunion]

Photograph of class 43-4 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) taken at the 1978 reunion held in Colorado Springs. There are three rows of women, one seated with their ankles crossed, and two standing. Some of the women are wearing their WASP uniforms.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #1] (open access)

[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #1]

A copy of a typewritten essay by Blanche Perry to the Colorado Springs Church of Christ entitled "Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting." Symbols noted include cross, blood, dove, Spirit, water, mountains, valley.
Date: October 1938
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Fowler, Colorado #2] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Fowler, Colorado #2]

A black and white photograph of the painting created by Blanche Perry for a Church of Christ in Fowler, Colorado. Scene shows wide, calm water with trees and wooded banks and mountains in the background. Photograph is entitled "Sunrise over Jordan."
Date: October 1953
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #4] (open access)

[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #4]

A copy of a typewritten essay by Blanche Perry to the Colorado Springs Church of Christ entitled "Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting." Symbols noted include cross, blood, dove, Spirit, water, mountains, valley.
Date: October 1938
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell with Friend on Bed]

Photograph of Gayle Snell, right, sitting with another woman on a bed in a hotel room. Snell is wearing a WASP reunion nametag.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veterans near Mountains]

Photograph of two WASP veterans, one in uniform and both wearing nametags, standing by a parking lot somewhere in the Colorado Front Range. Behind them is a bus and several 1970s-style cars.
Date: 1978-10?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP at Dome in Mountains]

Photograph of a WASP veteran in her uniform standing by a railing, across the road from a partially obscured white dome, perhaps an observatory. In the background is a tall ridgeline. Behind the railing is a Greyhound Bus and a 1980s-style sedan.
Date: 1978-10?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPs Got Niche in History With Goldwater's Help] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPs Got Niche in History With Goldwater's Help]

Newspaper clipping from the Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph discussing the recent recognition of the WASP as military veterans due to legislation sponsored by Barry Goldwater, with a picture of Millicent Young. On the back are excerpts about the Palestinian and Lebanese conflicts.
Date: October 1, 1978
Creator: Colorado Springs Gazette
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman on Bridge near Cabins]

Photograph of a woman standing on a wooden bridge over a creek. Behind her are some cabins along a road at the base of a wooded ridge. A truck and some 1970s-era cars are visible.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell and Woman Talking]

Photograph of Gayle Snell (right) and another woman seated and talking in a room with wood paneled walls at the 1978 WASP reunion.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman by Large Rocks]

Photograph of a woman with a camera standing in front of two large rocks. A pine branch is in the top-left corner.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASP Veterans at Garden of the Gods]

Photograph of two WASP veterans standing on the side of a road next to the Balanced and Steamboat Rocks at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado.
Date: 1978-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell and Woman by Pool]

Photograph of Gayle Snell sitting in a chair by a rooftop pool while another woman sits on the ground. Southern Colorado Springs is visible in the background, beyond which are The Horns and Cheyenne Mountain.
Date: 1978-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell in Mountain Parking Lot]

Photograph of Gayle Snell standing with a camera in a parking lot at the base of a large, forested hill. Various 1970s-style cars are parked around her.
Date: 1978-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell outside of Hotel hosting WASP Reunion]

Photograph of a WASP veteran Gayle Snell standing in the front of a hotel in Colorado Springs, hosting the 1978 WASP reunion. Various 1970s style cars are visible in the parking lot.
Date: October 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History