[44-W-8 Poem] (open access)

[44-W-8 Poem]

Poem titled, "44-W-8" that is about prefering to be a WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) rather than a WAC (Women's Army Corps) or WAVE (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service).
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Air Reserve Orders Number E-9250] (open access)

[Air Reserve Orders Number E-9250]

Reserve orders for Captain Marjorie Wakeham promoting her to reserve status in the United States Air Force.
Date: September 12, 1963
Creator: Ford, Denver R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Atami Hotel Postcard]

Postcard addressed to Mrs. E.A. Wakeham from her daughter. The image on the postcard is of the Atami Hotel and "Atami Hotel, Atami Hot Springs" is printed on the front along with some Japanese characters. The correspondence on the back reads "Dearest Mother - We spent a wonderful three days at this hotel. We were able to get European style rooms for two nights. One night we stayed was in Japanese style - was [...] experience - sleeping on the floor and wearing no shoes in the room. Beautiful [scenery] and etc. [...]"
Date: July 13, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Black Car]

Photograph of a black car, likely on a military base in Japan. The note on the back of the photo reads, "The color of the car is what the Japanese love. The Emperor drives a big black Chrystler, so everyone must have a black one."
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Car Being Unloaded From Ship]

Photograph of a car being unloaded from a ship in Belgium. A sign on the ship reads "Beware of Propeller, Opgepast Voor De Schroeven." The note on the back reads, "The car being unloaded at Ostend, Belgium."
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Card to Marjorie Wakeham] (open access)

[Card to Marjorie Wakeham]

Kitten card in an envelope addressed to Marjorie Wakeham with a handwritten poem on the inside about the recipient leaving, signed from "Lambie".
Date: October 20, 1947
Creator: {{{name}}}
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Bethel Gibbons, Marjorie Wakeham Are WASP Graduates in Sweetwater, Tex.] (open access)

[Clipping: Bethel Gibbons, Marjorie Wakeham Are WASP Graduates in Sweetwater, Tex.]

Newspaper clipping announcing that Marjorie Wakeham and Bethel Gibbons are graduating in Sweetwater, Texas after completing their required WASP training.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Flying right, thanks to one special Air Force major] (open access)

[Clipping: Flying right, thanks to one special Air Force major]

Newspaper clipping describing the experiences of Marjorie Wakeham as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and her great leadership as a major in the U.S. Air Force.
Date: January 9, 1997
Creator: Haplin, Bill
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dolores Lamb Boarding a Ship]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb boarding a ship to cross the Channel in Dover, England. There is a uniformed man walking down the gangplank.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dolores Lamb in Front of Rickshaw]

Photograph of standing between two men in front of a rickshaw. There are other rickshaws and cars in the background.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dolores Lamb in Kimono]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb, wearing a kimono in front of the Atami Hotel. A note on the back reads, "Dolores gone native - this is the hotel we like so well - the open place on the third floor is our room you sleep on the floors." "1954" is written in ink below the note on the back.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dolores Lamb in Kimono]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb wearing a kimono in front of the Atami Hotel. "D. Lamb 1954" is written on the back.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dolores Lamb Next to Rice Paddy]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb in front of a rice paddy and a house in Japan. The note on the back reads, "Train Station at U[...]ama. Rice paddy and Japanese houses in the background."
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dolores Lamb Paying Rickshaw Driver]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb paying a rickshaw driver. There is a business across the street; the sign reads "Cecilia Beauty Salon."
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dolores Lamb with Two Men]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb standing between two men in front of a rickshaw, likely in or near Tokyo, Japan. There is a car across the street in the background.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five People at the Far East Air Forces Officers' Club]

Photograph of five people talking at a party at the Far East Air Forces Officers' Club. The text, "Far East Air Forces Officers' Club Tokyo, Japan" is printed at the bottom of the image.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Florence Monumental Map Ex (A Visitor's map)

Folded map showing the main sites of Florence, Italy with ads printed in the page borders.
Date: unknown
Creator: American Express Company Florence
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ginza Street]

Photograph of Ginza street in Tokyo, Japan. There are many signs in English and Japanese characters above stores and businesses.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Immunization Register for Marjorie Wakeham #1] (open access)

[Immunization Register for Marjorie Wakeham #1]

Immunization register for Marjorie Wakeham with records of vaccination for smallpox, triple typhoid, typhus, tetanus, cholera, and yellow fever.
Date: 1952-02-08/1953-10-27
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Immunization Register for Marjorie Wakeham #2] (open access)

[Immunization Register for Marjorie Wakeham #2]

Immunization register for Marjorie Wakeham with records of vaccination for smallpox, triple typhoid, typhus, tetanus, cholera, and yellow fever.
Date: 1952-02-08/1953-10-27
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inoculation Certificate for Marjorie Wakeham] (open access)

[Inoculation Certificate for Marjorie Wakeham]

International certificate showing that Marjorie Wakeham received vaccinations for several diseases, mostly administered in Tokyo, Japan.
Date: 1952-04-08/1953-10-27
Creator: United States. Public Health Service
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inoculation Certificate for Marjorie Wakeham #2] (open access)

[Inoculation Certificate for Marjorie Wakeham #2]

International certificate showing that Marjorie Wakeham received vaccinations for several diseases, with the Yellow Fever section left blank.
Date: October 30, 1953
Creator: United States. Public Health Service
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Marjorie Wakeham, January 4, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Marjorie Wakeham, January 4, 1949]

Letter from Jacqueline Cochran to the Marjorie Wakeham informing her that the United states Air Force has agreed to offer the Women Airforce Service Pilots a commission of 2nd lieutenant in the Air Force if they meet certain standards and qualifications.
Date: January 1949
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marjorie Wakeham Eating with Chopsticks]

Photograph of Marjorie Wakeham eating with chopsticks. There's a note written on the back of the photo: "Horrible picture but I had to include it you can guess what we are eating with chopsticks beans!! We took a lot of food with us - cooked wonderful meals of weiners and baked beans."
Date: 1954~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History