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[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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pat Pateman to WASP veterans, August 1991] (open access)

[Letter from Pat Pateman to WASP veterans, August 1991]

Letter from Pat Pateman to WASP veterans enclosing a copy of a new informational brochure on WASP history, for use at museums, airshows, and elsewhere.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Pateman, Pat
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plaque of Class 44-W-9 Graduates and Trainees]

Photograph of a plaque displaying the names of WASP training class 44-W-9.
Date: [1990..2000]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication #4] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication #4]

Pamphlet for the 50th WASP Anniversary celebrating a historic WASP memorial at Avenger Field. The pamphlet contains sketches of the statue to be built, along with the history of WASP, an inscription from a previous memorial, and information on where to send construction donations.
Date: 1993
Creator: {{{name}}}
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Old Depot Square]

Photograph of Old Depot Square in Colorado Springs. Various early-1990s style vehicles are parked around. Two men are visible reading a billboard on the depot to the right.
Date: 1990~/1999~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veteran Speaking at Event]

Photograph of a WASP veteran speaking on stage at a major event for the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Several people are seated on stage behind the podium. A red, white, and blue banner lines the front of the stage and several people are visible on the ground floor.
Date: 1993-08?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs on Stage at 50th Anniversary Reunion]

Photograph of four WASP veterans standing behind the head table at the 50th Anniversary celebration in Sweetwater, Texas. There is a large "50" on the wall, to the right of which is a reproduction of the WASP mascot "Fifinella." Two younger women stand in the center foreground in front of the stage, and a man stands by a podium on the right.
Date: August 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Class 44-W-9 members posing at reunion]

Photograph of twelve WASP veterans of class 44-W-9 posing together. Seated women include Elaine Harmon (2nd-from-left), Betty Riddle (center, with sign) and Betty Turner (first-on-right); those standing include Mildred House Ferree (2-L), Helen Johnson Cannon (3-L), Gayle Snell (center), Margaret Gee (3-R), and Eleanor "Mickey" Brown (1-R). Harmon, Riddle, and the woman to their right are in uniform; most of the others have commemorative scarves and nametags.
Date: [1996..2002]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 50th Anniversary envelope] (open access)

[WASP 50th Anniversary envelope]

An envelope printed by Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII for the 50th anniversary of the WASP and a monument dedication at Avenger Field. It features a drawing of an Avenger Field hangar and tower, a trainer aircraft, and a WASP wearing a flight cap. Included is a first class stamp commemorating World War II rationing.
Date: 1993
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP veteran speaking at event

Photograph of a WASP veteran speaking on stage at a 50th anniversary event. Behind her on the wall is a large "50" and a reproduction of the WASP mascot "Fifinella." Several other people sit at the head table on either side of the podium and more people are visible on the ground floor.
Date: August 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of St. Mary's Cathedral, Colorado Springs]

Photograph of the southwest side of St. Mary Cathedral's faςade in Colorado Springs.
Date: 1990~/1999~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman next to WASP Statue]

Photograph of a woman sitting on the edge of a fountain at Avenger Field, in the middle of which is a statue commemorating the WASPs. The woman is wearing sunglasses, a green blouse, and black pants.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New Life Masters, December 1989] (open access)

[Clipping: New Life Masters, December 1989]

Newspaper clipping from a publication about bridge listing "masters" for December 1989. Gayle Snell is listed for Colorado Springs. On the reverse is part of a story about champion Zeke Jabbour.
Date: 1990-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[United States Air Force Academy WASP Memorial Plaque]

Photograph of the plaque on the WASP memorial at the US Air Force Academy.
Date: [1997-09-04..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plaque of Class 44-W-9 Graduates and Trainees]

Photograph of a plaque listing graduates of WASP training class 44-W-9. Two women and a man are visible in the marble's reflection taking pictures.
Date: [1990..2000]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Statue at Avenger Field]

Photograph of the memorial WASP statue at Avenger Field Airport, with a plaque reading "March 11, 1944: 'To The Best Women Pilots In The World' - General H. H. 'Hap' Arnold." Behind it is a brick building.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Memorial at Avenger Field Airport]

Photograph of the WASP memorial at Avenger Field Airport, featuring a statue of a WASP in a fountain and two walls with plaques listing all WASP trainees and graduates. Behind it is a brick building housing the Dickson Center for Engineering Technologies.
Date: [1993-05-22..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II - 1942-1944 (open access)

Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II - 1942-1944

An pamphlet discussing the history of the WASP from their founding until their recognition as military veterans, illustrated with photos of the WASP as well as Jackie Cochran and Hap Arnold.
Date: July 1991
Creator: Williams, B. J.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Above and Beyond] (open access)

[Clipping: Above and Beyond]

Newspaper clipping from the LA Times with the article "Above and Beyond," which discusses the Women Airforce Service Pilots and their struggle to gain recognition for their service, as well as interviews with veterans. Excerpts from other articles and a Doonesbury comic are also included.
Date: October 2, 1996
Creator: Howlett, Susan
Object Type: Clipping
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History