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[Clipping: Lady Mechanic Joins 'Hell and Thunder Crew' at Duncan] (open access)

[Clipping: Lady Mechanic Joins 'Hell and Thunder Crew' at Duncan]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown working as a mechanic at the Duncan Field Air Force hangars, as well as her personal history and experiences with WASP. The article includes a photograph of Eleanor working with a screwdriver on a plane. On the back of the clipping is a large photo of a mom with two children, sitting in a grassy yard.
Date: [1939..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Follow me! : men 18-19, these can be yours-- apply now at any U.S. Army recruiting and induction station.

Black & white photograph on a yellow background. A soldier climbs a hill, his arm raised as if to wave a group onward. At right is an inset titled, "These can be yours". It shows the insignia and monthly base pay for each Army grade (rank).
Date: [1939..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wings over America : Air Corps, U.S. Army.

Color image of four U.S. Army airplanes in flight and a large bald eagle in flight among the planes. The eagle has the same star symbol of the Army Air Force on the underside of its wings as is on the airplane wings.
Date: 1939
Creator: Woodburn, Tom B.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard of Artillerymen with a 105 mm. Howitzer]

Postcard of artillerymen of the 36th Infantry Division training with 105 mm. Howitzer cannons.
Date: 1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clarice Ruth Creger's Journal, 1939] (open access)

[Clarice Ruth Creger's Journal, 1939]

Journal created by Clarice Ruth Creger detailing events in her school and personal life during the spring of 1939, with many entries involving her sister, Charlyne Creger. The journal is compiled in a Scotty Composition Notebook.
Date: 1939-01-01/1939-04-14
Creator: Creger, Clarice Ruth
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Irene Hoffman]

Photograph of Irene Hoffman posing in a sitting position and looking off camera. She is seen wearing a short sleeved sweater and dark skirt with multiple strings of beads or pearls around her neck. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "Irene Hoffman - Alamo HTS. H.S. San Antonio 1939 Father- George Hoffman (Golf Course Designer) My Best Friend, Joined the Navy when I was in the W.A.S.P. Eleanor McLernon".
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport]

Photograph of the hangar of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport. An open gate is visible in the foreground and utility lines are visible in the background.
Date: 1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Negative of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport]

Negative of the hangar of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport. An open gate is visible in the foreground and utility lines are visible in the background.
Date: 1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Chester Morris]

Photograph of Chester Morris standing on a sidewalk and leaning against a tree. Morris is wearing a military uniform and has his hands folded in his lap. Text on back reads, "Chester Morris, Jan 1, 1939, In front of Dr. Davis' house on Abram Street."
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Arlington High School Class of 1939]

Photograph of all graduates of Arlington High School Class of 1939. All graduates are named individually. Some names have awards listed next to them. Awards include: Athletics-Ben Love, Valedictorian-Faye Nation, Athletics-Elsie Lowe, Scholarship-Frank Wallace, Superintendent-Ben Everitt, Secretary of Treasury and Popularity-Martha J. Hornaday, Popularity-Forrest Green, Sponsor-Elizabeth Geer, Principal-W. R. Windish, Queen-Lois Herbert, Salutatorian-Mary L. Pemberton, Prettiest-Anna Lou Williams, Best Looking-Roy Post, President-Tom Elder, Vice-President-Maurice Duncan.
Date: 1939
Creator: Arlington High School
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History