Resource Type

[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

[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

[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

[Blimp Model #28]

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

[Charlyne Creger Color Proofs]

Two color proofs of a photo of Charlyne Creger wearing a striped shirt and a billed hat covered in pins and small U.S. flag. The proofs are adhered to a cut sheet of paper with partial information about purchasing them and the date, "1996" handwritten at the bottom.
Date: 1996
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger with Bill Clinton]

Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing her WASP uniform standing next to President Bill Clinton in front of what appears to be a memorial in Washington D.C.; there are several other women in uniform behind her and trees behind the memorial in the background.
Date: [1993..2001]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd by WASP Statue at Avenger Field]

Photograph of a crowd of people around the WASP Memorial statue at Avenger Airport in Sweetwater.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drink Vending Machines]

Photograph of several unidentified people using a row of drink vending machines on a city street; the machines are blue and have a Russian text on them and behind them a large white building and two streetlamps are visible in the background.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eleanor Brown Climbing into Plane #2]

Photograph of Eleanor Brown wearing a flight suit and parachute pack while climbing into an airplane. "Mickey McLernon" is written on the bottom edge of the photo. "Eleanor McLernon 1944" is written on the back of the photo. "Wilma Miller" is written on the back but scratched out.
Date: [1993,1994]
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of a Zio's Italian Kitchen]

Photograph of the front of a Zio's Italian Kitchen.
Date: 1990~/1999~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell and other WASP Veteran]

Photograph of Gayle Snell (left) standing with a fellow WASP veteran in front of some bushes. Both are wearing blue suit jackets and nametags. There is a basketball hoop in the left background.
Date: [1990..2000]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gayle Snell posing with T-6]

Photograph of Gayle Snell posing with her hand on the propeller of a silver North American T-6 in a hanger. She carries a camera around her neck.
Date: 1990~/1999~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Children Walking]

Photograph of a group of children walking, likely at a war memorial in Russia. Several of the girls are wearing dresses and some of the children are holding flowers.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hail Storm at Sweetwater, Texas]

Photograph of large hailstones falling on the wet lawn beside a large metal building. Handwritten notes on the back indicate the hailstones were as big as softballs, but melted considerably.
Date: September 16, 1991
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Handshake at Reunion]

Photograph of Janet Reno, seen in red to the right, shaking Rose Lee's hand, left, at the 50th WASP Reunion amidst a crowd of others.. A handwritten note on the back reads, "50th WASP Reunion 22 May 93 Janet -Rose Lee".
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jan Christian at Reunion]

Photograph of a woman holding two flowers and wearing a name tag that reads, "Jan Christian" at what appears to be a reunion. The photo has an address label on the back for Marvin A. Krieger.
Date: September 1992
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jan Christian at Reunion #2]

Photograph of a woman wearing a name tag that reads, "Jan Christian" while sitting with an orca whale decoration on the table in front of her at what appears to be a reunion. The photo has an address label on the back for Marvin A. Krieger.
Date: September 1992
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Janet Reno at WASP Reunion]

Photograph of Janet Reno in purple standing at a podium to speak at a WASP reunion. A floral arrangement can be seen int he left foreground and blue and white backdrop with gold tassels can be seen in the background. "1993" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Woman Sitting Together]

Photograph of a woman in a striped blouse sitting next to a man with a name tag that reads, "Inst. John Huett". The photo has an address label on the back for Marvin A. Krieger
Date: September 1992
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Memorial plaques with names of WASPs]

Photograph of a memorial with plaques featuring the names of WASP graduates and trainees.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plaque of Class 44-W-9 Graduates]

Photograph of a plaque listing graduates of WASP training class 44-W-9.
Date: [1990..2000]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History