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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
273
Gayle Snell Collection
149
Prince Collection
132
Kafka Collection
89
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
84
Eleanor Brown Collection
57
Herman F. Fuchs Collection
55
Avenger Field Nomination
42
Charlyne Creger Collection
35
Catherine Parker Collection
28
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[Avenger Airfield Buildings]
Photograph of multiple rows of air field buildings on either side of a dirt street or court yard. Two ambulance vans can be seen parked in the foreground with a third vehicle.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. Army Service, World Flight at Sweetwater, Texas #3]
Photograph of four men standing in front of the left side of a small plane, under the wing. The two men on the left are wearing pilots clothing, while the two men on the right are wearing suits and hats. The plane has the words, "New Orleans," on the left front side.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field #3]
Photograph of the 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field, taken from the air. The photo shows a group of small buildings interconnected by pathways and roads, and two aircraft hangars seen to the right.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater Municipal Airport Buildings]
Photograph of two buildings on opposite side of a dirt road, surrounded by large fields of short grass. A larger dirt road runs past the buildings, in the foreground. There is text at the bottom that indicates the photo was taken by the War Department in 1941. There is also handwritten text on the back of the photo, indicating that the building is a First Operations Building.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Relaxing]
Photograph of six trainees of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program relaxing in a common area. A building is visible through the window in the background. The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother and includes two sets of handwritten notes.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of the Sweetwater Municipal Airport #2]
Aerial photograph of Sweetwater's municipal airport, showing the runways and hangars. There is white text at the bottom of the photo identifying the location of the airport.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Howell, Courtney Johnnie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP in the Mailroom]
Photograph of six trainees in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program and a male officer in the mail room. The male officer reaches across the counter he's standing behind to hand a piece of mail to one of the trainees. The counter contains a scale and several rubber stamps.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Debbie Lauax and Marg Lowell-Wallace]
Photograph of two trainees of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) wearing mechanic's coveralls and walking down a long porch at Avenger Field. The typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge and the writing on the back identify the women as Debbie Lauax and Marg Lowell-Wallace. The back of the photograph also contains stamps for the A.A.F. Training Command and the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran Standing in Front of a Microphone]
Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran standing in front of a microphone with her hands behind her back. A label taped to the bottom edge of the photograph reads, "Miss Cochran speaking at graduation of 43-W2. The back of the photograph includes a list of names and the stamp of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[USS Shenandoah Passing Over Nolan County Courthouse #2]
Photograph of an airship or dirigible flying in the sky over a group of brick buildings, the tops of which are only just visible at the bottom of the photo. The building on the far right side is dark and multi-storied, and there are people standing on the roof.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial Photograph of Sweetwater Municipal Airport #1]
Aerial photograph of Sweetwater's municipal airport, showing the runways and hangars. There is white text at the bottom of the photo identifying the location of the airport.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Howell, Courtney Johnnie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Sunbathing at Avenger Field]
Photograph of a group of trainees in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) lounging and subathing in the space between two barracks at Avenger Field. The typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "Avenger Beach!" The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Ann Waldner and Joann Ganett]
Photograph of Ann Waldner and Joann Ganett, two trainees in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), standing behind the wing of an airplane. Ganett uses Waldner's back to write in her log book. The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #1]
Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Robert G. Fowler's Aircraft The Cole Flyer #3]
Photograph of Robert G. Fowler's aircraft, The Cole Flyer at Sweetwater, Tx. A crowd of people can be seen surrounding the small aircraft.
Date:
November 24, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Nancy Hanks, Leoti Deaton, and Mary Helen Goswell]
Photograph of Nancy Hanks, Leoti Deaton, and Mary Helen Goswell standing in front of an airplane. Deaton (in the center) is pinning a set of wings onto Hanks' uniform. The label attached to the photograph's bottom edge and the writing on the back note that the photograph was taken during the graduation of WASP class 44-W-6.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Reunion Buffet Ticket]
Breakfast buffet meal ticket for the 2000 WASP reunion at the Holiday Inn Holidome. A small plane illustration can be seen above the text in the top left corner with a chef illustration beneath it.
Date:
2000
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Rigdon Edwards and Three WASP]
Photograph of Ridgon Edwards, second from left, and three Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) trainees standing in front of a building.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Madge Rutherford]
Photograph of Madge Rutherford standing next to an airplane. She is wearing coveralls and sunglasses.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #3]
Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo.
Date:
March 29, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[USS Shenandoah Passing Over Nolan County Courthouse]
Photograph of an airship or dirigible flying in the sky over a group of brick buildings, the tops of which are only just visible at the bottom of the photo. The building on the far right side is dark and multi-storied, and there are people standing on the roof.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Avenger Officer Promoted To Captain Today]
Newspaper clipping of an article about Captain Douglas F. McDowell's recent promotion and move to Sweetwater, Texas. Part of an advertisement for Hanes is visible on the back of the clipping.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran]
Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran, director of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), seated at a desk and in front of a map. Her uniform consists of a dark jacket adorned with pilots' wings, a light colored shirt, and a dark tie. The back of the photograph includes several handwritten notes as well as the stamp of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date:
1943~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph From the Graduation of WASP Class 44-W-10]
Photograph of three women and two men standing around a small table, taken during the graduation ceremony for class 44-W-10 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). The typewritten label taped to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "J. Cochran, E. Shuhip's Ear, Col. Ward, Deaton's nose, Gen. Arnold. 44-W-10 Graduation, 12/7/44." The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History