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The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 22, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 22, 1993 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 22, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 22, 1993

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 23, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 29, 1993 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 23, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 29, 1993

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 29, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 1, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 9, 1993 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 1, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 9, 1993

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 9, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 3, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 16, 1993 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 3, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 16, 1993

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 16, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 4, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 23, 1993 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 4, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 23, 1993

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 23, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 5, Ed. 1, Friday, October 1, 1993 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 5, Ed. 1, Friday, October 1, 1993

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 6, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 7, 1993 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 6, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 7, 1993

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 7, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 7, Ed. 1, Friday, October 22, 1993 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 7, Ed. 1, Friday, October 22, 1993

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of McMurry University, 1993-1994 (open access)

Bulletin of McMurry University, 1993-1994

Bulletin describes the governance, faculty, course offerings, and campus life of McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
Date: May 1993
Creator: McMurry University
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gunfire on South Front: History of the Abilene Police Department, 1881-1993 (open access)

Gunfire on South Front: History of the Abilene Police Department, 1881-1993

Book describing the history of the Abilene Police Department including the early history during the late 1800s, and history by decade for the 1920s-1990s. It also includes photos and biographical information for all of the serving officers at the time of publication, with a name index starting on page 237.
Date: 1993
Creator: Fuller, James David & Fuller, Edi M.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ann Richards speaking on stage]

Photograph of Governor Ann Richards speaking on stage at an event for the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Several people sit on stage behind her, with two uniformed WASP veterans on the right.
Date: 1993-08?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication #4] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication #4]

Pamphlet for the 50th WASP Anniversary celebrating a historic WASP memorial at Avenger Field. The pamphlet contains sketches of the statue to be built, along with the history of WASP, an inscription from a previous memorial, and information on where to send construction donations.
Date: 1993
Creator: {{{name}}}
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veteran Speaking at Event]

Photograph of a WASP veteran speaking on stage at a major event for the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Several people are seated on stage behind the podium. A red, white, and blue banner lines the front of the stage and several people are visible on the ground floor.
Date: 1993-08?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs on Stage at 50th Anniversary Reunion]

Photograph of four WASP veterans standing behind the head table at the 50th Anniversary celebration in Sweetwater, Texas. There is a large "50" on the wall, to the right of which is a reproduction of the WASP mascot "Fifinella." Two younger women stand in the center foreground in front of the stage, and a man stands by a podium on the right.
Date: August 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger field sign]

Photograph of a sign at Avenger Field, reading "Avenger Field Sweetwater. Home of the WASP's 1942-1944. Built 1929 - Elev. - 2378." On top is the WASP mascot. There is a hangar in the background with some people around it, as well as two parked 1990s-style cars.
Date: [1993..2000]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 50th Anniversary envelope] (open access)

[WASP 50th Anniversary envelope]

An envelope printed by Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII for the 50th anniversary of the WASP and a monument dedication at Avenger Field. It features a drawing of an Avenger Field hangar and tower, a trainer aircraft, and a WASP wearing a flight cap. Included is a first class stamp commemorating World War II rationing.
Date: 1993
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP veteran speaking at event

Photograph of a WASP veteran speaking on stage at a 50th anniversary event. Behind her on the wall is a large "50" and a reproduction of the WASP mascot "Fifinella." Several other people sit at the head table on either side of the podium and more people are visible on the ground floor.
Date: August 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman next to WASP Statue]

Photograph of a woman sitting on the edge of a fountain at Avenger Field, in the middle of which is a statue commemorating the WASPs. The woman is wearing sunglasses, a green blouse, and black pants.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Memorial plaques with names of WASPs]

Photograph of a memorial with plaques featuring the names of WASP graduates and trainees.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Statue at Avenger Field]

Photograph of the memorial WASP statue at Avenger Field Airport, with a plaque reading "March 11, 1944: 'To The Best Women Pilots In The World' - General H. H. 'Hap' Arnold." Behind it is a brick building.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Memorial at Avenger Field Airport]

Photograph of the WASP memorial at Avenger Field Airport, featuring a statue of a WASP in a fountain and two walls with plaques listing all WASP trainees and graduates. Behind it is a brick building housing the Dickson Center for Engineering Technologies.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd by WASP Statue at Avenger Field]

Photograph of a crowd of people around the WASP Memorial statue at Avenger Airport in Sweetwater.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Memorial at Avenger Field Airport]

Photograph of the WASP memorial at Avenger Field Airport, featuring a statue of a WASP in a fountain and two walls with plaques listing all WASP trainees and graduates. Behind it is a brick building housing the Dickson Center for Engineering Technologies.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran "First Woman to Fly Faster than Sound" envelope] (open access)

[Jacqueline Cochran "First Woman to Fly Faster than Sound" envelope]

A "first day of issue" envelope commemorating Jacqueline Cochran's supersonic flight on May 18, 1953, with a reproduction of a photo of Cochran posing next to a jet cockpit, and a drawing of a fighter jet flying over some mountains. A stamp also commemorating Cochran is in the top right.
Date: [1993?,1996?]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History