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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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[Two WASP Trainees sitting on Grass]
Photograph of two WASP trainees sitting on grass. A building and some trees are in the background.
Date:
Spring 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman in Cockpit]
Photograph of a woman in a white cap sitting in a World War II era cockpit at an airshow, probably a North American SNJ.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, July 3, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing photos of a graduating class at Avenger Field, basing, hope that they'll be inducted into the Army Air Force, and correspondence with friend Bob Price.
Date:
July 3, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Individual Flight Record #1]
Individual Flight Record for Gayle Snell, documenting her hours on different airframes as a WASP.
Date:
November 6, 1944
Creator:
Nance, Walter L.
Object Type:
Text
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
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing her flight training, the hectic schedule and lack of leave/free time, Army regulations, and money.
Date:
1943-21~
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 13, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing letters from them, a visit from Phil Kafka, transitioning from primary to basic flight training, flying, discipline and routine, finishing the course faster than male cadets, washouts, weather, and her health. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date:
April 13, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Trainee posing near Barracks]
Photograph of a WASP trainee posing in front of a barracks. Behind her to the right is a sign reading "WOMEN TRAINEES ONLY IN THIS AREA."
Date:
1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, July 14, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a pair of pajamas she received from her, flight training, a lack of planes, flying alone, ground school, and food.
Date:
July 14, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell and airshow observers behind tail of SNJ Texan]
Photograph of Gayle Snell and other airshow observers standing behind a Confederate Air Force SNJ Texan.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Plaque of Class 44-W-9 Graduates and Trainees]
Photograph of a plaque with the names of WASP training class 44-W-9 graduates and trainees.
Date:
2000?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crowd and Cars outside Nolan County Courthouse]
Photograph of a crowd of people along East Broadway Avenue and on the steps of the Nolan County Courthouse, viewed from the intersection of Locust and Broadway in Sweetwater, Texas. The crowd is watching a parade. Various 1980s-style cars are parked in the parking lot and along Broadway.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication #4]
Pamphlet for the 50th WASP Anniversary celebrating a historic WASP memorial at Avenger Field. The pamphlet contains sketches of the statue to be built, along with the history of WASP, an inscription from a previous memorial, and information on where to send construction donations.
Date:
1993
Creator:
{{{name}}}
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to family, March 10, 1943?]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her family discussing increasing confidence in her flying abilities, the weather, and her weight.
Date:
1943-03-10?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASPs with Flag at Nolan County Courthouse]
Photograph of a group of WASP veterans and a young man standing on the steps of the Nolan County Courthouse, at an event for the 1986 reunion. One of the WASPs holds a commemorative flag while a crowd of people stands beneath the steps viewing them.
Date:
September 27, 1986
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
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 8, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing not being able to deliver a P-51 due to weather, the 1944 presidential election, family news, thoughts on Texans and southerners, her grandfather's health and 90th birthday, Jackie Cochran, Cornelia's reputation among WASPs, changing her name with the Civil Service, and the end of the WASP. Typed on Sheraton Hotel stationary.
Date:
November 8, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell's WASP portrait identifications]
List of names written by Gayle Snell identifying the WASPs in five portraits.
Date:
[1944-06-22..]
Creator:
Snell, Gayle M.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crowd in Hanger with A-10s (Negative)]
Photo negative of a crowd of mostly older people at an airshow inside of an open hanger. One woman stands posing in the center foreground. Outside, in the background, is a pair of camouflage-painted A-10s, behind which is a silver DC-3 and some other aircraft.
Date:
September 27, 1986
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Timeline of Cornelia Yerkes Kafka's World War II service]
A handwritten timeline with details of Cornelia Yerkes' service as a WASP and Red Cross worker in World War II, with details on her training, duty stations, aircraft and routes flown, and some personal details.
Date:
2000~/2009~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cleo Fuchs Name Card for WASP 30th Reunion]
Name card for Cleo Fuchs for the WASP 30th Reunion events in Sweetwater, Texas June 23-24 in 1972. The Fifinella image is in the upper left corner.
Date:
~1972-06-23
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: They Ride Together Again]
Newspaper clipping of a photo of Women Air Force Service Pilots sitting on a float during a parade in Sweetwater, Texas. The women are seated on the edge of the float and there is a large image of Fifinella behind them.
Date:
June 25, 1972
Creator:
Best, John
Object Type:
Clipping
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