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[WASPs at Department of Aviation Sideview]

Photograph from side of a large group of women, including Charlyne Creger (fourth row, far right), posing on the stairs in front of the Department of Aviation; seven women in the front are wearing WASP uniforms and there is a bunch of blue and white balloons in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women at Department of Aviation]

Photograph of a large group of women (possibly including Charlyne Creger, fourth row, far right) posing on stairs in front of the Love Field Department of Aviation; several of the women are wearing WASP uniforms.
Date: June 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman and Avenger Field Sign]

Photograph of a woman holding a cane standing next to a sign with an image of Fifinella that reads "Avenger Field Sweetwater. Home of the WASP'S 1942-1944. Built 1929- Elev. -2378." There is another sign that says "Cessna Pilot Center," several cars, and a building in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman at Avenger Field]

Photograph of a woman wearing a purple windbreaker standing in front of a metal shed with a sign featuring Fifinella over a globe and reading "Avenger Field." There is another woman on the left and an empty airfield in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs at Department of Aviation Front]

Photograph of a large group of women posing on the stairs in front of the Department of Aviation; several women in the front are wearing WASP uniforms and there are two bunches of blue and white balloons and a man holding a plaque in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Charlyne Creger and WASPs at Department of Aviation]

Photograph of a large group of women, including Charlyne Creger (fourth row, far right), posing on the stairs in front of the Department of Aviation; seven women in the front are wearing WASP uniforms and there is a bunch of balloons in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs at Department of Aviation]

Photograph of a large group of women, including Charlyne Creger (fourth row, far right), posing on the stairs in front of the Department of Aviation; seven women in the front are wearing WASP uniforms and there are bunches of blue and white balloons in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boat Passing Harbor]

Photograph of a boat called "Oleander City" passing through waters near a harbor, in which boats and ships can be seen docked in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women on Boat in Galveston]

Photograph of five women in swimsuits posed on the back of small boat with the name, "Oleander City Galveston" painted on the siding. The boat is facing the direction of a harbor, where other boats and ships can be seen in the distance. "Creger" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women on Boat in Galveston #2]

Photograph of five women in swimsuits posed on the back of small boat with the name, "Oleander City Galveston" painted on the siding. The boat is facing the direction of a harbor, where other boats and ships can be seen in the distance. "Creger" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Planes and Hangar at Avenger Field]

Photograph of two planes in front of a hangar at Avenger Field; there is a large object in between the planes and a control tower is visible on the right side.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boat Motoring Through Harbor]

Photograph of a boat called "Oleander City" speeding through waters near a harbor, in which boats and ships can be seen docked in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Control Tower at Avenger Field]

Photograph of a control tower at Avenger Field with the text "Plosser-Prince Air Academy" on the front of it and a plane and two trucks visible on the left.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Women on Porch]

Photograph of three women, including Lula McGlathery and Orlena Mae Mills, sitting on the front porch of a light-colored single-story house with a wooden fence and several plants growing on the lawn in the foreground and trees in the background. There is handwritten note on the front of photograph that reads: "Aunt Lula Home in Dodge Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hangar at Avenger Field]

Photograph of a hangar and airfield tower at Avenger Field; there are no airplanes on the tarmac or in the hangar but a car is visible in the background on the right side.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Young Men on Steps]

Photograph of three unidentified young men standing one in front of the other on the steps in front of a brick building; the man in the front is wearing a sweater with a Texas A&M logo on it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Prothros endow A&M Photography series; first book beautiful] (open access)

[Clipping: Prothros endow A&M Photography series; first book beautiful]

Newspaper clipping describing the details of the book "For God, Country, and the Thrill of It: Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II" by former WASP, Anne Noggle along with a brief history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) and their experiences.
Date: May 5, 1990
Creator: Gregg, Louise
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP flew every military aircraft] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP flew every military aircraft]

Newspaper clipping describing the experiences of former Women Airforce Service Pilots member, Florene Watson who was one of the few women to fly every military air craft used.
Date: unknown
Creator: Thomas, Les
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Card: Charlyne Creger, WASP] (open access)

[Card: Charlyne Creger, WASP]

Card with a photograph of Charlyne Creger as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot. On the back is a list of information, such as her WASP class number, her station and assignments, and her career after the WASP. A more recent photo of Charlyne is printed in the top left corner of the back, and a quote from her reads, "How do I feel about being a WASP? Out of nothing, it made me something, because it gave me the courage to try anything!".
Date: 2001
Creator: Wings Across America
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tom W. Arbaugh to Mary F. Tilton, April 13, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Tom W. Arbaugh to Mary F. Tilton, April 13, 1979]

Letter from Tom W. Arbaugh to Mary F. Tilton responding to her inquiry about the application process for active military service determination and discharge for Civilian or Contractual Personnel (PL 95-202).
Date: April 13, 1979
Creator: Arbaugh, Tom W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 318th Graduates Largest Class] (open access)

[Clipping: 318th Graduates Largest Class]

Newspaper clipping describing the activities of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, class of 43-W-4, the type of meals they were served at Avenger Field and the details of their graduation ceremony.
Date: September 12, 1943
Creator: Welz, B. J. & Gardner, Elizabeth L.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay] (open access)

[Draft of Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]

Draft of an autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot, how it led to her career as a nurse and anesthesiologist and her travels in the later years of her life. Correction notes are handwritten in a few places.
Date: unknown
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hotel Nimitz Matchbook] (open access)

[Hotel Nimitz Matchbook]

Scrap torn from a matchbook from Hotel Nimitz in Fredericksburg, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hotel Nimitz
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nursing Class from Herman Hospital]

Photograph of a group women all wearing dresses and standing in five rows on the steps of a stone building. At the bottom edge of the photo is printed the caption, "In Coming Class - Herman Hospital Houston Texas - September 4, 1947". Charlyne Creger can be seen standing in the center of the bottom, foremost row.
Date: September 4, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History