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[Clipping: Earhart Memorial] (open access)

[Clipping: Earhart Memorial]

Newspaper clipping discussing the details of a $1000 Graduate Scholarship grant for professional women to study engineering with a specialization in aeronautics.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: The Story Behind the Medal of The Month] (open access)

[Pamphlet: The Story Behind the Medal of The Month]

Pamphlet from the Medal of the Month Club with a cartoon and short biography about the life of Amelia Earhart. A short introduction paragraph explains the purpose of the Club is to teach children about American aviation heroes.
Date: 1941~
Creator: Sullivan, Ralph & Buranelli, Felicity
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Lying on a Bed]

Photograph of a woman lying on a bed, holding a book or framed photo in her hand. There's another bed on the left side of the image and vanity between the two beds. The accompanying information states this image is either on a boat or a hotel room and "5" wide" is written on the back.
Date: January 11, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Military Men Near Planes]

Photograph of two men in military uniform, one holding a bag, that appear to be speaking to one another while two others look on in the background. The back of another person can be seen in the left foreground, and a row of planes can be sen in the background to the left.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from General H. H. Arnold to Charlyne Creger, December 7, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from General H. H. Arnold to Charlyne Creger, December 7, 1944]

Letter from the General H. H. Arnold to Rosa C. Creger recognizing the services performed by the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) during World War II and explaining reasons to demobilize the WASPs.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Sitting on a Bed]

Photograph of of a woman sitting on a bed who appears to be writing on a box. There's a second bed on the left side of the image with a vanity in between the two beds. The accompanying information states this photograph was taken either on a boat or in a hotel room.
Date: January 11, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women on a Bridge]

Photograph of two women in uniform standing on bridge in front of a statue. On the back of the photo, "In Paris - May" is written.
Date: May 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clouds]

Photograph of clouds. "6-13-42" is written on the back of the photograph.
Date: June 13, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ten Women on Boat]

Photograph of ten unidentified young women standing at the railing on the deck of a boat with the smoke stack visible in the background; several of the women on the right are looking towards the camera while others are looking and pointing down on the left.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Trainees Marching]

Photograph of a group of WASP trainees marching in a single-file line on an airfield; a woman in the front is holding a flagpole with two flags on it and a row of airplanes is visible in the background.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plane on Airfield]

Photograph of a military airplane on a dirt airfield with other planes visible in the background.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airfield with Planes and Cars]

Photograph of an airfield with a row of planes on the left and two planes facing forward in the foreground with a building, and several rows of parked cars and other planes visible in the background.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women and Children by Filling Station]

Photograph of three unidentified women and two children sitting on the ground in front of a building with two large windows labeled "Filling Station." The woman on the far left is wearing a t-shirt and dark glasses, a young girl is sitting next to her, another woman wearing a light-colored blouse is in the middle, and on the right another woman wearing a light-colored blouse is crouching with a young boy sitting in front of her.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WWII Plane on Airfield]

Photograph of a WWII-era airplane on a dirt airfield with another plane visible in the background.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seven Women by Building]

Photograph of seven unidentified women posing together in front of a brick building; three of the women in the foreground are wearing bathing suits and the others are wearing short-sleeved blouses.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in uniform with Woman And Children]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a military uniform with a cigar in his mouth, a woman wearing a light-colored blouse, a girl wearing a light-colored dress, and a little boy wearing shorts and no shirt, standing in front of a wooden porch or gazebo with trees visible in the background.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger in Jacket and Goggles]

Portraitof Charlyne Creger wearing her leather bomber jacket with Fifinella on the left breast and her flight goggles on top of her head. At the bottom the picture there is a typewritten text that reads "Charlyne Creger WW II Women Airforce Service Pilots" with an image of the diamond wings.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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

[People in Formations with Planes]

Photograph of four formations of people wearing uniforms standing in front of a row of planes on an airfield; the two formations on the left are larger than the groups on the right. The small group of several people in the center (second group from right) is holding a U.S. flag.
Date: April 20, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman and Children by Car]

Photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a light-colored blouse and a handkerchief around her hair squatting on the ground next to two children (a boy and a girl) in front of a car and what appears to be a cabin; the girl is sitting on the bumper of the car on the right and both she and the woman have their arms around the boy, who is standing between them.
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
[Blank Record of Leave Slip] (open access)

[Blank Record of Leave Slip]

Blank military form for recording leaves taken by officers.
Date: 1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People and Cars on Airfield]

Photograph of a small group of unidentified people standing on what appears to be an airfield with a row of cars on the left; the men are wearing suits and several of the women are wearing dresses while other women are wearing wide-legged pants.
Date: June 13, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History