[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

[Portrait of 28 WASP at a homecoming]

Photograph of 28 WASP standing in three rows on an airfield in Sweetwater, Texas. They are all wearing various colored clothing, and the person in the front middle is holding a set of wings.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Press Release, July 1 1986] (open access)

[Press Release, July 1 1986]

Press release inviting Women Airforce Service Pilots and their families to visit the Pioneer Museum to browse a new WASP exhibit dedicated to the late Mrs. Dede Deaton.
Date: July 1, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Return of the WASP, 1986 Annual Reunion (open access)

The Return of the WASP, 1986 Annual Reunion

Program for the WASP reunion of 1986 at Avenger Field. The front cover has a Fifinella logo. Inside are signed letters from Governor Mark White and Mayor Rick Rhodes, a biography of 'Dedie' Deaton, historical photos of WASP with captions, Board of Directors information, itineraries for the reunion, reunion planning committee information, and sponsors.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Return of the WASP: 1986 Annual Reunion (open access)

The Return of the WASP: 1986 Annual Reunion

Booklet for the 1986 WASP reunion, featuring the correspondence of the recently-deceased Leni Leoti Clark Deaton ("Dedie"), historic photos, the reunion's program/schedule, a letter from Governor Mark White and the City of Sweetwater, and some advertising.
Date: 1986-09-25~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Schedule of Events #1] (open access)

[Schedule of Events #1]

Schedule listing the dates and times of events planned for the 1986 reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in Sweetwater, Texas. Some of the events are crossed out in black ink and others are highlighted in yellow.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Schedule of Events #2] (open access)

[Schedule of Events #2]

Schedule listing the dates and times of events planned for the 1986 reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in Sweetwater, Texas. The number "398" is written in dark ink in the top right corner. The names and addresses of two area WASP advisors are listed near the bottom of the page.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Schedule of Events for the 1986 WASP Reunion] (open access)

[Schedule of Events for the 1986 WASP Reunion]

Schedule of events at the Sweetwater WASP reunion in September, 1986.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six WASP in Front of a WASP Memorial]

Photograph of six WASP sitting in front of a WASP memorial monument outside the Nolan County Courthouse during the WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: November 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater Scrapbook] (open access)

[Sweetwater Scrapbook]

Scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings, letters, and some photos, primarily relating to the Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion and memorial dedication ceremony held in Sweetwater in 1972, as well as another WASP reunion held in 1986.
Date: November 6, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ticket to Air Show] (open access)

[Ticket to Air Show]

Ticket to the Air Show held during the 1986 reunion of the WASP in Sweetwater, Texas. The ticket is printed on pink card stock and includes an illustration of Fifinella, the organization's mascot.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ticket to Aloha Breakfast] (open access)

[Ticket to Aloha Breakfast]

Ticket for the Aloha Breakfast held during the 1986 reunion of the WASP in Sweetwater, Texas. The ticket is printed on light green card stock and includes an illustration of Fifinella, the organization's mascot.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ticket to Chuck Wagon Barbeque] (open access)

[Ticket to Chuck Wagon Barbeque]

Ticket for the Chuck Wagon Barbeque held during the 1986 reunion of the WASP in Sweetwater, Texas. The ticket is printed on yellow card stock and includes an illustration of Fifinella, the organization's mascot.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Formation in Parade]

Photograph of a formation of WASP veterans in uniform, preparing to march in a parade in Sweetwater, Texas. Several more sit in the foreground on the back of a truck, while a hatchback, pickup, military truck, and fire truck bring up the rear. Several people in civilian clothes and at least three people in Battle Dress Uniforms stand near the formation. Two WASPs carry guide-on flags.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Formation in Parade (negative)]

Photograph of a formation of WASP veterans in uniform, preparing to march in a parade in Sweetwater, Texas. Several more sit in the foreground on the back of a truck, while a hatchback, pickup, military truck, and fire truck bring up the rear. Several people in civilian clothes and at least three people in Battle Dress Uniforms stand near the formation. Two WASPs carry guide-on flags.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Next to Fifi Statue]

Photograph of a WASP in uniform posing next to the Fifi statue in the Nolan County Courthouse.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Next to Fifi Statue #2]

Photograph of a WASP in uniform posing next to the Fifi statue in the Nolan County Courthouse during a WASP reunion. Her hand is on one of the statue's wings and she is looking off to the right.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Posing by a Plane]

Photograph of WASP posing for a picture next to an AT-6. One woman is standing on the wing and another is kneeling in front. Written on the back of the photo is "AT-6 and group, The Crazy Ladies of 44-W-10, 1986."
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Remembrance Clippings Scrapbook] (open access)

[WASP Remembrance Clippings Scrapbook]

Scrapbook with newspaper clippings on Women Airforce Service Pilots reunions and interviews.
Date: 1986-09-10/1986-09-25
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veteran in Warbird Cockpit]

Photograph of a WASP veteran at an airshow sitting in the front cockpit of a blue World War II era trainer, possibly a Vultee BT-13. There is a hand with a video camera on the left edge of the frame, and several people in a crowd are visible in the left background.
Date: 1986-09-27?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veteran sitting on Truck Bed]

Photograph of a WASP veteran in uniform sitting on a flatbed truck with some other people. There is a dock with pallets on it in the background.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veteran speaking at Nolan County Courthouse]

Photograph of a group of WASP veterans standing on at the top of the steps at Nolan County Courthouse at an event for the 1986 reunion. One of them is reading a speech into a microphone, assisted by a young man. The bottom right quarter of the photo is obscured by the top of a person's hat.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veteran speaking at Nolan County Courthouse (negative)]

Photo negative of a group of WASP veterans standing on at the top of the steps at Nolan County Courthouse at an event for the 1986 reunion. One of them is reading a speech into a microphone, assisted by a young man. The bottom right quarter of the photo is obscured by the top of a person's hat.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veterans and Others with Flag]

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