Resource Type

[Cornelia Yerkes with Basic Trainer]

Photograph of Cornelia Yerkes Colby in a flight suit, standing behind the starboard wing of a basic trainer aircraft.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three WASP Trainees on Barracks Porch]

Photograph of three WASP trainees posing together on the porch of a barracks at Avenger Field, wearing shirts and slacks.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd with B-1B (negative)]

Photograph of several people standing around the front-port side of a Rockwell B-1B Lancer, with open bomb bay doors, as part of a tour of Dyess Air Force Base for WASP veterans at the 1986 reunion.
Date: September 25, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six WASPs of 44-W-9 with Instructor Pilot and Officer]

Labeled photograph of six WASP trainees of class 44-W-9 wearing flight suits and gear, with a male instructor pilot in a flight suit and a male officer in a service uniform. From left to right, standing: Virginia Potthoff, Margaret Phillips, Marry Ann Showers, and Joan Olmstead. Seated from the left to right are Betty Martin and Penny Pierce, who are both smoking. Behind them is a billboard with the class's schedule and progress.
Date: June 21, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People waving from street corner (negative)]

Photograph of ten adults and two children on a streetcorner in Sweetwater, Texas waving at someone to the left of the camera. Various 1970s- and 80s-style automobiles are parked in the background.
Date: 1986-09-26%
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Fuchs and Four WASPs]

Photograph of instructor pilot Herman Fuchs with four WASP trainees of 44-W-5 in front of a biplane. From left to right: Becky McSheeley, Bettie Steerman, Fuchs, Martha Mace, Mary West. All are wearing winter gear.
Date: 1944
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

[WASPs Marching]

Photograph of a formation of WASPs marching at Avenger Field. The guide-on carries a flag with a "B" on it. To the right is a male officer in a service uniform, and to his right in the background a line of parked advanced trainer aircraft.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mickey Stevenson, Herman Fuchs, and Audrey Tardy after Graduation]

Photograph of instructor pilot Herman F. Fuchs with newly graduated WASPs Mickey Stevenson (left) and Audrey Tardy (right), from class 44-W-7. Behind them is a trailer of some sort next to a building.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Veterans with SNJ Texan, Blurry (negative)]

Out-of-focus photograph of fifteen WASP veterans posing at an airshow on the starboard side of a Navy SNJ Texan. Two of them are wearing WASP uniforms. A child is visible sitting in the rear cockpit, while more people stand around on the opposite side.
Date: September 27, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lucky Kierstead with Biplane]

Photograph of WASP Sona "Lucky" Kierstead of class 44-W-9 posing for a photo on the port wing of a Stearman trainer, wearing her flying gear and parachute. On the back is written "To Mr. Fuchs with sincerest thanks, Lucky Kierstead"
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP veterans at reunion, preparing for group photo]

Photograph of a group of WASP veterans preparing for a photo at the 1984 reunion, with four women seated and eight standing, conversing. Gayle Snell stands on the far left.
Date: [1984-09-12..1984-09-16]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Fuchs and Lila Moore with Biplane]

Photograph of instructor pilot Herman Fuchs squatting on the wing of a biplane and speaking to WASP trainee Lila Moore, who is sitting in the rear cockpit. Both are wearing flying gear.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP Sitting on Fountain]

Photograph of a WASP trainee sitting on the edge of a fountain at Avenger Field. There are barracks in the background.
Date: 1944-22~
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASP Trainees with "Women Trainees Only" Sign]

Photograph of two WASP trainees posing on a sign reading "WOMEN TRAINEES ONLY IN THIS AREA."
Date: 1944-22~
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four WASPs in back of Truck]

Photograph of four WASP trainees in uniform sitting in the back of a truck.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two WASP Trainees sitting on Grass]

Photograph of two WASP trainees sitting on grass together. There is a tree and some buildings in the background.
Date: 1944-22~
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP veterans with flag]

Blurry photograph of a group of twenty-one standing WASP veterans posing with a WASP flag at the 1986 reunion.
Date: 1986-09-26~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four WASPs Posing by Hangar]

Photograph of four uniformed WASP trainees posing together on the tarmac in front of an open hangar, each crouching behind the other.
Date: 1944-22~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sona Kierstead with Plane]

Photograph of WASP Sona Kierstead smiling in her flying gear as she stands by the front-port side of a biplane.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History