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[Soldiers Marching in a Parade]

Photograph of soldiers marching in a parade with military vehicles behind them, likely in Moscow, Russia.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Russian Soldiers in Parade]

Photograph of several rows of soldiers wearing dark blue naval uniforms and berets and holding rifles marching in a parade on Red Square; behind them a row of trees and part of a building are visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Memorial Statue at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery]

Photograph of a memorial at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery, featuring a large statue of a woman and a wall with six reliefs carved into it (three on the left and three on the right). In the foreground several groups of unidentified people are looking at the monument and in the background a row of tall trees can be seen.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger and Russian Woman]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing a hat covered in pins with a U.S. flag on it standing next to an unidentified woman wearing several military medals on her blue jacket. Other people are partially visible on the left and right and behind them two orange buses and a multi-story building can be seen.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in Formation by Kremlin]

Photograph of two formations of soldiers on Red Square in front of the Kremlin walls; the soldiers on the left is wearing tan uniforms and blue hats and those on the right are wearing dark blue uniforms and white hats. In front of them a crowd of civilians and a row of pine trees are visible in front of the wall and a large yellow building can be seen in the background behind the wall.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in Formation on Red Square]

Photograph of a formation of soldiers on Red Square in front of the Kremlin walls and the Spasskaya tower, a red clock tower with multiple turrets. The soldiers are wearing tan uniforms and blue hats and several vehicles and a row of pine trees can be seen in front of the wall behind them.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in Parade]

Photograph of several rows of soldiers wearing brown uniforms, blue hats, and white gloves marching in a parade; the men in the front are wearing red sashes and carrying a red flag and the men behind them are holding rifles. A large red and white sign and a building are partially visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Memorial at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetary]

Photograph of a memorial at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery featuring three reliefs of small groups of people, including a family (left), a woman holding a fallen man (center), and several soldiers (right). In front of the memorial there is a row of wreaths and behind it trees are visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Military Parade on Red Square]

Photograph of several rows of soldiers wearing blue uniforms marching in a parade on Red Square; the men in the front are wearing red sashes and carrying a red flag. Behind them a row of trees and part of a building are visible.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger and a Woman in Uniforms]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger (left) wearing her blue WASP uniform and an unidentified woman wearing a black military uniform standing in front of a multi-story building; Creger is carrying a book with the title "The Great pallace" printed on its spine.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Aviatrixes] (open access)

[Clipping: Aviatrixes]

Newspaper clipping showing a journal photo of the Women Airforce Service Pilots having lunch with one of Russia's Night Witches. The ladies in the photo are wearing business casual attire and are seated around a table with open menu books.
Date: September 21, 1990
Creator: Edwards, Scott
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Men in Military Uniforms]

Photograph of four unidentified men wearing blue military uniforms and medals standing outside the Central Air Force Museum in Monino, Russia; the three men on the left are also wearing hats. Behind them a bench and several trees can be seen in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger Taking a Picture]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing her blue WASP uniform and holding a camera, taking a photograph; she is standing next to two unidentified women and several others are visible in the background.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, January 3, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, January 3, 1992]

Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma wishing them a happy New Year, telling them about her pet dog, the conference in San Antonio, and military pilots.
Date: January 3, 1992
Creator: Harmon, Elaine Danforth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal: Citizen Ambassador Program, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots Delegation to the Soviet Union, May 3-16, 1990 (open access)

Journal: Citizen Ambassador Program, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots Delegation to the Soviet Union, May 3-16, 1990

Journal documenting the trip several Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II took to Moscow, Russia in 1990 to meet with a group of Russian Night Witches who also served in the war. The book includes a biography section of each WASP that made the trip, letters from the WASP to Presidents Bush and Gorbachev, and a letter from the Soviets. Two loose leaflets included with the book are a bibliography of books about the WASP and a flyer from Texas A&M Press about a new book on WASP training at Avenger Field to be released.
Date: 1990-05-03/1990-05-24
Creator: Lazarsky, Barbara Ward
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping with Photos of Pilots] (open access)

[Clipping with Photos of Pilots]

Newspaper clipping of the Washington Post with part of an article of Lazarsky's aviation experiences. The article includes a photo on the first page with a caption, "A copy of a military photo shows Lazarsky in the 1940s. She wanted only one thing in those days: 'To fly.'" and a group photo on the second page with the caption, "Members of the Women Air Force Service Pilots gathered last month for trip to Moscow, where they met their Soviet counterparts in World War II."
Date: June 8, 1990
Creator: Shaffer, Ron
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barbara Lazarsky to Marge, July 12, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Barbara Lazarsky to Marge, July 12, 1994]

Letter from Barbara Lazarsky to Marge Sizemore discussing Yevgenia's recent visit to the U.S. from the Soviet Union.
Date: July 12, 1994
Creator: Lazarsky, Barbara Ward
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Irina McClellan, April 29, 1991 captions transcript

Interview with Irina McClellan, April 29, 1991

Interview with Irina McClellan, author of the book "Of Love and Russia." In the interview, McClellan discusses her book, which tells the story of her marriage and life in Russia.
Date: April 29, 1991
Creator: McClellan, Irina & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Irina McClellan, March 6, 1990 captions transcript

Interview with Irina McClellan, March 6, 1990

Interview with Irina McClellan, author of the book, "Of Love and Russia." In the interview, McClennan discusses her book.
Date: March 6, 1990
Creator: McClellan, Irina & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Marina Sergeeva, October 18, 1990 captions transcript

Interview with Marina Sergeeva, October 18, 1990

Interview with Marina Sergeeva, from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. In the interview, she discusses the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as current events in eastern Europe.
Date: October 18, 1990
Creator: Sergeeva, Marina & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Declassified reports show Holocaust began in 1941 on Soviet soil (open access)

Declassified reports show Holocaust began in 1941 on Soviet soil

Newspaper article from The Houston Chronicle, discussing new evidence uncovered about the beginning of the Holocaust in 1941.
Date: November 11, 1996
Creator: Dobbs, Michael
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History