[Clipping: Female Pilots Hold Reunion in Sweetwater] (open access)

[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
[Clipping: Gal Pilots of World War II Will Hold Reunion in Texas] (open access)

[Clipping: Gal Pilots of World War II Will Hold Reunion in Texas]

Newspaper clipping from the Albuquerque Journal discussing the upcoming 1972 WASP reunion in Sweetwater, TX. On the back is part of a piece discussing security for the Democratic National Convention.
Date: June 18, 1972
Creator: Albuquerque Journal
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City-County Pioneer Museum brochure] (open access)

[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
[Clipping: Women of World War II reunited] (open access)

[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
[Letter from H. L. Roberson to Herman Fuchs, August 8, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from H. L. Roberson to Herman Fuchs, August 8, 1986]

Letter from H. L. Roberson to Herman Fuchs enclosing a copy of a letter from Don Smith (not included) and discussing some recent flying and Fuchs' time as a WASP instructor.
Date: August 8, 1986
Creator: Roberson, H. L. (Button)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #4] (open access)

[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #4]

Map of Sweetwater and schedule of events for the 1972 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: 1972
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Chamber Area News, June 1972 (open access)

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
Sweetwater Texas: A Downtown Walking Tour (open access)

Sweetwater Texas: A Downtown Walking Tour

A brochure with a walking tour of downtown Sweetwater, Texas, featuring a map and information about each historical building.
Date: [1984..]
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Texas Visitor's Guide (open access)

Sweetwater Texas Visitor's Guide

A brochure featuring events, businesses, parks, points of interest, and activities in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater Jaycees Rattlesnake Round-up brochure] (open access)

[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
I Am Your Flag (open access)

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

[Banking USAAF biplane]

Photograph of a US Army Air Force biplane in a steep left bank. The wing braces on the photographer's aircraft obscure the left foreground.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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

[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

[Carol Nickilson in Biplane Cockpit]

Photograph of student WASP Carol Nickilson of training class 44-W-7 with a parachute, entering or exiting the cockpit of a Stearman primary trainer on its port side. The fire extinguisher compartment is clearly visible.
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

[Class 44-W-5 in Formation for Inspection]

Photograph of WASP class 44-W-5, standing in formation at-ease near a hangar. They are waiting for an inspection from General Hap Arnold. A separate formation of male servicemen stands in the background to the right, while several men are visible on a watchtower above them.
Date: 1944-21~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Class 44-W-7 Marching at Graduation]

Photograph of WASP training class W-44-7 marching in formation to or from their graduation. A civilian woman walks by on the left, while two people stand watching on the right next to a building.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Four Receive Order of Fifinella Awards] (open access)

[Clipping: Four Receive Order of Fifinella Awards]

Newspaper clipping discussing awards given by the Order of Fifinella to benefactors of the WASP at their 30th anniversary banquet in Sweetwater, Texas. Featured is a photo of men in uniform and several uniformed WASP veterans saluting an American flag. Various other news excerpt and two advertisements are included.
Date: [1973,1975]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: The Avenger Girls Pulled Plenty of Leather When Their Horses Dashed From Snyder Arena] (open access)

[Clipping: The Avenger Girls Pulled Plenty of Leather When Their Horses Dashed From Snyder Arena]

Newspaper clipping discussing WASP trainees at Avenger Field participating in a rodeo, featuring an image of a class marching on the tarmac with trainer aircraft parked in the background. On the back is an excerpt discussing the Allied bombing of Vatican City, a picture of Nora and Frank Bradney on horseback, opposition to a Texas "maternity aid" plan, and an advertisement for a supplement intended to relieve period cramps.
Date: 1943-11?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: WASP Reunion '86, with Envelope] (open access)

[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
[Go Sweetwater sticker] (open access)

[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

[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 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