Resource Type

[Postcard from Elizabeth Wall Strohfus to Charlyne Creger, May 23, 1993]

Postcard featuring a picture of WASP pilot, Elizabeth Wall Strohfus, sent from herself to Charlyne Creger. Handwriting on the postcard image reads, "All my love, Elizabeth" and "To Charlyne- With Love- Betty -".
Date: May 23, 1993
Creator: Strohfus, Elizabeth Wall
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women Under WASP Banner]

Photograph of eighteen unidentified women standing in a row in front of a red and white tent, underneath a blue banner that reads "W.A.S.P W.W.II Women Air Force Service Pilots." Many of the women are wearing blue or white embroidered blouses with pins or name tags on them.
Date: July 1993
Creator: Warbird Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[3 Women and a Man Talking]

Photograph of three women and a man talking. One of the women is wearing a Russian gold star and holding a pen.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[13 Women with Military Medals]

Photograph of thirteen unidentified women wearing military medals on their jackets sitting and standing in two rows; behind them red and white decorative paneling and a blue stained glass window are visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of Airport and Runways #3]

Aerial photograph of Avenger Field facilities that shows three major intersecting runways, a group of buildings at the top left, and another group of interconnected buildings and pathways in the bottom left corner.
Date: 1996?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Field at Sweetwater]

Aerial photograph of a group of buildings at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. Most of the buildings are metal, and are connected by paths and roads. Airplane lanes and tarmac are visible in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo give the date the photo was taken, and the name and address of a man named Richard Harkness.
Date: September 16, 1991
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane at Air Show]

Photograph of a large white air plane on a tarmac (possibly at an air show) with several groups of people standing on both sides of it.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane from Behind]

Photograph of a large white airplane with a red star on its tail taken from behind (possibly at an air show) with several other planes and people visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane Tail]

Photograph of the tail of an airplane taken from below the wing (possibly at an air show) with another airplane and several people visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane Tails]

Photograph of a row of airplanes seen from behind taken from below the wing of another airplane (likely at an air show) with the front of another plane visible on the left and several people on the tarmac in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane with Missile]

Photograph of an airplane on a runway with what appears to be a missile mounted on top of it (possibly at an air show); there are several other planes and people visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplane with Propellers]

Photograph of a large airplane with several propellers and what appears to be a missile mounted on top of it; several groups of people can be seen on the tarmac in front of it and another plane is partially visible in the background (likely at an air show).
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Airplanes at Air Show]

Photograph of the tails of several airplanes taken from underneath the wing of another plane (possibly at an airshow) with several people and other planes visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ann Richards speaking on stage]

Photograph of Governor Ann Richards speaking on stage at an event for the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Several people sit on stage behind her, with two uniformed WASP veterans on the right.
Date: 1993-08?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Asian Building and Statues]

Photograph of an archway with four large statues of warriors on the sides and several large buildings (possibly temples) in the background. On the right side there is a white shrine with several small statues of elephants and a golden statue in the middle. In front of the archway a woman and two small children are seated at a table under a brightly-colored umbrella and a woman with a bag and camera is walking towards the photographer.
Date: February 22, 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger Field and TSTC From Above #3]

Aerial photograph of TSTC campus taking shape on the grounds of the Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field, with a tall silo seen to the right, and what appears to be an old airstrip seen in the foreground.
Date: 1996?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenger field sign]

Photograph of a sign at Avenger Field, reading "Avenger Field Sweetwater. Home of the WASP's 1942-1944. Built 1929 - Elev. - 2378." On top is the WASP mascot. There is a hangar in the background with some people around it, as well as two parked 1990s-style cars.
Date: [1993..2000]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Banquet Table]

Photograph of a banquet table with several bottles and plates of food laid out in an ornate banquet hall. There are several people behind the table.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baskin Robbins in Moscow]

Photograph of a Baskin Robbins Ice Cream store in Moscow; the shop is inside a large gray building and has a sign in English above a set of glass doors. In the foreground two unidentified women are walking on the sidewalk and a car is parked on the street; two pay phones are also visible next to the shop on the right.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bedroom]

Photograph of a wooden twin bed with a pink bead spread and pillows with floral wallpaper, curtains, and other furniture in the background.
Date: October 1997
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blimp Model]

Photograph of a blimp model in what appears to be an aircraft exhibit in a museum. "U.S. Navy" is written on the blimp and an engine can be seen in the bottom of the frame. "Seattle 1990" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blimp Model #2]

Photograph of a blimp model in what appears to be an aircraft exhibit in a museum. "U.S. Navy" is written on the blimp and an engine can be seen in the bottom of the frame.
Date: 1990?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blimp Model #3]

Photograph of a blimp model in what appears to be an aircraft exhibit in a museum. "U.S. Navy" is written on the blimp.
Date: 1990?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Blimp Model #4]

Photograph of a blimp model in what appears to be an aircraft exhibit in a museum. "U.S. Navy" is written on the blimp.
Date: 1990?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History