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[Christmas card from Marion Fuchs to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fuchs, December 19, 1940] (open access)

[Christmas card from Marion Fuchs to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fuchs, December 19, 1940]

A Christmas card and envelope from Marion Fuchs to Herman Fuchs and his wife. The card is printed by the Army Air Corps Flying Cadet Detachment and features an image of a trainer aircraft in flight.
Date: December 19, 1940
Creator: Fuchs, Marion
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steele's Aid to Pilots: Regulations (Fifth Revised Edition) (open access)

Steele's Aid to Pilots: Regulations (Fifth Revised Edition)

Copy of Steele's Aid to Pilots: Regulations, a compilation of American civil aviation rules and regulations. Nearly all aspects of flying are covered, including reporting and record keeping, pilot ratings, aircraft identification, air traffic control, equipment, instruments, lights, flight patterns, and weather, as well as a question and answer section.
Date: July 1, 1940
Creator: Steele, C. Earl
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hawk perched on woman's shoulder]

Photograph of a hawk or eagle perched on a woman's shoulder. The photo appears to be double exposed with a picture of a big cat on a bench layered over it.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women on Bus]

Photograph of several women sitting on a bus. One woman looks back at the photographer over her right shoulder.
Date: [1940..1949]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hawk with Woman and Man]

Photograph of a hawk standing on rocks, while a woman in shirt and pants stands to the left, and a man in shirt and pants with a hat stands smiling to the right. All are in front of a building with writing on it, and a wire fence is between the subjects and photographer.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Meteorology for Pilots (open access)

Meteorology for Pilots

Textbook titled "Meteorology for Pilots" describing various aspects of weather and atmosphere and their effects on aviation. "S. D'Hooghe" is handwritten in the top right corner of the cover.
Date: September 1940
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration. & Haynes, B. C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP by Building]

Photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a bomber jacket, flight gear, dark glasses, and goggles on her head standing in front of a building with several windows in it.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Sitting by Building]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing a flight suit and goggles on her head, crouching in front of a building with a window on the left and a door on the right.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Men in Uniform]

Photograph of two unidentified men wearing uniforms (possibly WASP instructors) standing in front of a single-story building; the man on the left is wearing a short-sleeved undershirt and pants and the man on the right is wearing his full uniform, including a hat.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in Flight Suit]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a flight suit and goggles on his head and holding a coil of rope standing on an airfield with a row of planes in the background; on the left another man wearing a flight suit and rucksack is visible.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPS Squatting on Airfield]

Photograph of two unidentified WASPs squatting on an airfield with another person bending over in the foreground and several planes visible in the background.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP with Map]

Photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a flight suit and hat sitting with her back against a building and holding what appears to be a map; the picture is out of focus and quite blurry.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airfield with Rows of Planes]

Photograph of an airfield with two rows of planes on the left and another row partially visible in the foreground on the right.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman on Stage at Avenger Field]

Photograph of a young woman wearing a dark dress (possibly Jaqueline Cochran) holding a piece of paper and standing on a stage with several people on the left and a crowd of people sitting on the Avenger Field tower in the background; she appears to be reading or preparing to read a speech.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Sitting by Window]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a military uniform sitting in a chair resting his arm on a desk by a window.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Holding Drink]

Photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a light-colored blouse and pants rolled up to her knees (and possibly dog tags around her neck) sitting and holding a hand of playing cards in one hand and a bottle in the other; the picture is out of focus and somewhat blurry.
Date: December 12, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in Military Uniform]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a military uniform (possibly a WASP instructor) standing in front of a single-story building; the picture is out of focus and blurred.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Trainees Marching and Crowd]

Photograph of three formations of WASP trainees marching on an airfield with a crowd of people and a stage in the foreground and several rows of planes in the background.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger in Flight Suit]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing a flight suit and goggles and carrying a rucksack posing in front of an airplane. There is a handwritten note under the photograph that reads "Charlyne Creger - P.T. 17 Women Air Force Service Pilot WWII."
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women, Children, and Man]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a military uniform, two women, and two children in front of a wooden porch or gazebo with trees visible in the background. The man is standing on the left with a young girl standing in front of him and a woman crouching on the ground in front of her and the other woman is standing on the right and holding a young boy.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Standing on Wing]

Photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a flight suit and goggles on her head posing, standing on the wing of a plane with the number 93 on the side of it.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[13 Men in Uniform]

Photograph of 13 unidentified men wearing military uniforms posing, kneeling and standing, in two rows in front of a building labeled as the "Student Ready Room."
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man by Instructors Ready Room]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a leather jacket and hat leaning against the doorway to the Instructors Ready Room; he appears to be talking to the two men visible through the window on the left.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman in T-shirt]

Photograph of an unidentified woman wearing dark glasses and a t-shirt that reads "Randolph Field, Texas" sitting on the steps to a porch with her back against a pillar; behind her a thermos, a pair of rubber boots, and various other items are visible on the porch.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History