[Six WASPs of 44-W-9 with Instructor Pilot and Officer]

Labeled photograph of six WASP trainees of class 44-W-9 wearing flight suits and gear, with a male instructor pilot in a flight suit and a male officer in a service uniform. From left to right, standing: Virginia Potthoff, Margaret Phillips, Marry Ann Showers, and Joan Olmstead. Seated from the left to right are Betty Martin and Penny Pierce, who are both smoking. Behind them is a billboard with the class's schedule and progress.
Date: June 21, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People waving from street corner (negative)]

Photograph of ten adults and two children on a streetcorner in Sweetwater, Texas waving at someone to the left of the camera. Various 1970s- and 80s-style automobiles are parked in the background.
Date: 1986-09-26%
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 Veterans with SNJ Texan, Blurry (negative)]

Out-of-focus photograph of fifteen WASP veterans posing at an airshow on the starboard side of a Navy SNJ Texan. Two of them are wearing WASP uniforms. A child is visible sitting in the rear cockpit, while more people stand around on the opposite side.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Sitting on Fountain]

Photograph of a WASP trainee sitting on the edge of a fountain at Avenger Field. There are barracks in the background.
Date: 1944-22~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plaque of Class 44-W-9 Graduates and Trainees]

Photograph of a plaque listing graduates of WASP training class 44-W-9. Two women and a man are visible in the marble's reflection taking pictures.
Date: [1990..2000]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASP Trainees with "Women Trainees Only" Sign]

Photograph of two WASP trainees posing on a sign reading "WOMEN TRAINEES ONLY IN THIS AREA."
Date: 1944-22~
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

[Four WASPs in back of Truck]

Photograph of four WASP trainees in uniform sitting in the back of a truck.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASP Trainees sitting on Grass]

Photograph of two WASP trainees sitting on grass together. There is a tree and some buildings in the background.
Date: 1944-22~
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

[WASP veterans with flag]

Blurry photograph of a group of twenty-one standing WASP veterans posing with a WASP flag at the 1986 reunion.
Date: 1986-09-26~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four WASPs Posing by Hangar]

Photograph of four uniformed WASP trainees posing together on the tarmac in front of an open hangar, each crouching behind the other.
Date: 1944-22~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Trainee]

Photograph of a smiling WASP trainee standing in front of a hangar. She is wearing a white shirt and slacks.
Date: 1944-22~
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

[Four WASPs in back of Truck]

Photograph of four WASP trainees in uniform sitting in the back of a truck.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP class 44-W-9 group photo]

Photograph of WASP training class 44-W-9. The trainees are seated and standing in four rows and wearing variations of uniform.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Gayle Snell with Frame]

Portrait photograph of Gayle Snell in her flying gear, with a black frame.
Date: June 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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

[Crowd in Hanger with A-10s]

Photo negative of a crowd of mostly older people at an airshow inside of an open hanger. One woman stands posing in the center foreground. Outside, in the background, is a pair of camouflage-painted A-10s (these are much more visible in the negative).
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd and WASPs on Nolan County Courthouse Steps (negative)]

Photograph of a crowd and several WASPs in uniform on the steps of the Nolan County Courthouse, at an event for the 1986 reunion.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gayle Snell to Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, April 20, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Gayle Snell to Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, April 20, 1979]

Letter from Gayle Snell to Mickey McLernon Brown discussing trouble developing some photos, tapes, visiting, and a long summary of her work and living situation since leaving the WASP.
Date: April 20, 1979
Creator: Snell, Gayle M.
Object Type: Letter
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
Remarks for WASP Memorial (open access)

Remarks for WASP Memorial

Remarks given by WASP veteran Dora Dougherty Strother at a memorial service for lost WASPs, held during the 1986 reunion in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: September 26, 1986
Creator: Strother, Dora Dougherty
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History