[Two WASPs standing on barracks porch]

Photograph of two WASP trainees standing against a post on the porch of a barracks at Avenger Field, while a child walks through a door in the left background.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASPs with Biplane]

Photograph of two WASPs standing on the port-front side of a biplane trainer. Both are wearing flying gear; the woman on the left has her foot on the plane's wheel.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASPs with Biplane]

Photograph of a WASP in the cockpit of a biplane while a second kneels on the wing, both smiling at the camera and wearing their flight gear.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASPs with "Women Trainees Only" Sign]

Photograph of two WASP trainees squatting behind a sign reading "WOMEN TRAINESS ONLY IN THIS AREA" at Avenger Field. A person walks down the porch of a barracks in the left-background.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Uniformed Man in front of Doors]

Photograph of a uniformed man smiling at the camera as he stands in front of some doors. Another man is visible inside in the left background.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP and Man on Airfield]

Photograph of a WASP in a flight suit with dog tags standing next to a man in civilian clothes. Behind them are three parked Vultee trainers.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP carrying Bin]

Photograph of a WASP trainee in her uniform at Avenger Field, standing in front of a barracks porch and carrying a trash bin in her right hand. In the background is an open hangar.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Carrying Luggage]

Photograph of a WASP in a flight cap, carrying a flight jacket and other clothes as she departs a bus (right). There is a barracks or other building to the left.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Class Photo]

Photograph of a class of WASPs, featuring 53 uniformed women standing and sitting. Possibly class 44-W-9.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP in Heavy Flight Gear next to "Women Trainees Only" Sign]

Photograph of a WASP trainee in a leather flying jacket and pants with boots and a flight cap, standing with her right hand on a sign reading "WOMEN TRAINEES ONLY IN THIS AREA" at Avenger Field.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Kneeling on T-6 Wing]

Photograph of a WASP kneeling and smiling on the port wing of a T-6 Texan advanced trainer. She appears to be writing on a pad on her knee, and is wearing a parachute.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP on AT-6C]

Photograph of a smiling WASP standing in a flight suit on the port wing of a AT-6C trainer.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP on Stearman Biplane]

Photograph of a WASP trainee in her flying gear standing on the port wing of a Stearman trainer. An observation tower is visible in the background.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Sitting next to "No Parking" Sign]

Photograph of a smiling WASP sitting in her uniform on a short wall and holding a jacket. There is luggage on the ground to the left, above which is a "No Parking" sign.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Songbook (open access)

WASP Songbook

A songbook for the WASP featuring lyrics to eleven marching songs without musical notation. The cover features a drawing of Fifinella.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Trainee on Desert Trail]

Photograph of a smiling WASP trainee standing by a desert trail. She holds a wallet or similar item in her left hand.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Trainee posing near Barracks]

Photograph of a WASP trainee posing in front of a barracks. Behind her to the right is a sign reading "WOMEN TRAINEES ONLY IN THIS AREA."
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Trainee with Broom]

Photograph of a smiling WASP trainee standing with a broom in her right hand, while her left rests on her waist. An open hangar is visible behind her.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP with Puppy]

Photograph of a WASP trainee in civilian clothes holding a puppy. She is standing between barracks at Avenger Field.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman on Ground with Camera]

Photograph of a woman lying prone on the ground and looking back at something over her left shoulder, with a large camera in front of her.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Women Trainees Only" Sign and Barracks at Avenger Field]

Photograph of a sign reading "WOMEN TRAINEES ONLY IN THIS AREA" between barracks at Avenger Field. An open hangar is in the background while a flag pole stands in the right foreground.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[AAF Pilot School (Basic) Operations Memorandum, January 28, 1944] (open access)

[AAF Pilot School (Basic) Operations Memorandum, January 28, 1944]

A memorandum from the operations office at Independence Army Air Field discussing reports of "padding" of flying time. The memo is signed by Gayle Snell.
Date: January 28, 1944
Creator: Taylor, Bryant
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Gayle Snell, March 8, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to Gayle Snell, March 8, 1944]

Letter from Jackie Cochran to Gayle Snell discussing her entrance into a WASP training class and the need to defer her to a later one. There are several doodles penciled on the paper.
Date: March 8, 1944
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASP Trainees sitting on Grass]

Photograph of two WASP trainees sitting on grass. A building and some trees are in the background.
Date: Spring 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History