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[Herman Fuchs and Two Men near Hangar]
Photograph of Herman F. Fuchs (right) standing with two men next to a hangar window. Fuchs and the man in the middle are wearing flight caps and parachutes; the man on the left is in plain clothes and sunglasses with a working man's cap.
Date:
October 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman F. Fuchs with Four WASPs on Snowy Day]
Photograph of Herman F. Fuchs (center) with four WASP trainees of class 44-W-5 crouching in front of a biplane on a snowy day. Three of the WASPs are wearing headwraps, while the fourth WASP and Fuchs are wearing flight caps. All have winter flying gear on.
Date:
1944-01~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City-County Pioneer Museum brochure]
Brochure for the City-County Pioneer Museum in Sweetwater, Texas, briefly advertising its collection and contact/visiting information.
Date:
[1986..]
Creator:
City-County Pioneer Museum
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs and WASP Student with Biplane]
Photograph of instructor Herman F. Fuchs seated in the rear cockpit of a Stearman primary trainer biplane as a student WASP boards the forward cockpit with her parachute. Both are looking back and smiling at the photographer, who is on the port rear side of the aircraft.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female Pilots Hold Reunion in Sweetwater]
Newspaper clipping discussing a WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, with some advertisements on the back.
Date:
1986-09?
Creator:
A-J News Services
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs with Five WASP Students and Biplane]
Photograph of Herman F. Fuchs (center) discussing flying maneuvers with five WASP students on the starboard side of a biplane.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cars Parked Outside Avenger Field Administration Building]
Photograph of various late-1930s and early-1940s cars parked outside of an administration building at Avenger Field. The building is lettered "Aviation Enterprises Ltd." and has a statue on top of it.
Date:
1943~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women of World War II reunited]
Newspaper clipping discussing the 1986 WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
October 5, 1986
Creator:
Redden, Gail
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Biplane Flying in Formation]
Photograph of a Stearman primary trainer biplane flying on the port side of the photographer's plane. Two pilots are visible in their respective cockpits.
Date:
[1943..1944]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater Jaycees Rattlesnake Round-up brochure]
Brochure for the Sweetwater Jaycees Rattlensake Round-up with information for round-ups in 1986, 1987, 1988.
Date:
1986
Creator:
Sweetwater Jaycees
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASPs with Primary Trainer]
Photograph of a WASP in the cockpit of a primary trainer aircraft, while another stands next to the fuselage behind the wing.
Date:
[1943..1944]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP on Primary Trainer]
Photograph of a WASP standing on the wing of a primary trainer biplane, looking at something beneath the upper wing.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
I Am Your Flag
A card from the Texas Bank and Trust Company with a soliloquy by an American flag, illustrated with an image of the flag and a drawing of the company's bank in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
1970~/1979~
Creator:
The Texas Bank and Trust Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs and Six WASP Trainees]
Photograph of instructor pilot Herman F. Fuchs (center, standing) with six WASP trainees. From left to right, standing: Lila Moore, "McGinis," Margaret Neyman; kneeling: Virginia Mullen, Lynn McIntyre, and Margarete McGrath. All are in flying gear; behind them are two Stearman primary triainers.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP boarding Stearman biplane]
Photograph of a WASP trainee climbing into the cockpit of a Stearman primary trainer biplane, numbered U5. She is wearing flying gear and a parachute.
Date:
1944-07-15?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Carol Nicholson with Biplane]
Photograph of WASP trainee Carol Nicholson standing in her flying gear with a Stearman primary trainer with number "U69."
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86, with Envelope]
Flyer for the 1986 WASP Reunion in Sweetwater, Texas, including information on lodging, travel, and registration. This copy includes information on lodging and arrivals, a map of Sweetwater, and a schedule of events. An envelope from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce is included.
Date:
September 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs with Biplane]
Photograph of instructor pilot Herman F. Fuchs in his service uniform, posing on the starboard side of a biplane in front of the wing and holding onto a wire strut with his left hand.
Date:
[1943..1944]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Chamber Area News, June 1972
Newsletter of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce including news, upcoming events, publications, and other information of interest to the members. This issue includes an article about the upcoming reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date:
June 1972
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Go Sweetwater sticker]
A sticker that says "Go Sweetwater" with stylized lettering over an outline of Texas and a star on the town's location.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Markie Kleysteuber in "Zoot Suit"]
Photograph of trainee Markie Kleysteuber wearing a "zoot suit" flight suit. On the back is an autograph from her reading "This is the zoot suit that fits the bestest. - Markie Kleysteuber"
Date:
1944~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Pass-in-Review for General Hap Arnold]
Photograph, taken from a tower or roof, of a band and three formations of WASP trainees on the tarmac at Avenger Field, arranged for a pass-in-review attended by General Hap Arnold. Several T-6 Texans are parked behind them.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman F. Fuchs with Biplane]
Photograph of instructor pilot Herman Fuchs posing on the front-starboard side of a biplane. He is wearing a flight suit and cap and holding a wire strut with his left hand.
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs and Julia Lamm with Plane]
Photograph of instructor pilot Herman Fuchs (left) and WASP trainee Julia Lamm (right) standing together in front of an aircraft's tail. Both are wearing flight suits.
Date:
1944-21~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History