Resource Type

[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Patch]

A gold and black embroidered patch featuring a shield with a pair of wings. The acronym, "AOPA" (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) is stitched diagonally across the shield.
Date: unknown
Creator: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelope for Baia Super 8 Splice Tapes]

Envelope for Baia super 8 splice tapes for all film types and all tape splicers. There are no tapes, but there is a page with instructions inside.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baia Corp.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelope of 8 Millimeter Splice Tapes]

Envelope of 8 millimeter splice tapes from Baia made of Du Pont mylar for regular film. Inside are a few small portions of tape.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baia Corp.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Dead Reckoning Computer]

Suzette VanDaell's Aerial Dead Reckoning Computer, type E-6B, as used by the U. S. Army Air Forces, and manufactured by Cruver Manufacturing Co. in Chicago, Illinois. The item comes in a box, discolored with age, that's covered in various bits of tape on the front and back. There are faded pencil markings on the front and back of Suzette VanDaell's name and other letters. In the middle is a box detailing the serial number and information of the computer. The device slides out with a middle piece of cardboard that's fraying on the sides and has tape on it as well. Inside is a brown leather pouch that is worn on the outside with use. The device is a white piece of plastic with green lines and numbers from 30-300 on one side and 90-400 on the other. There is a large circular metal device that moves along the plastic.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cruver Manufacturing Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fifinella Matchbook]

Commemorative matchbook made for the 30th WASP reunion on June 23-25, 1972. The matchbook has a Fifinella mascot, as designed by Walt Disney, printed in blue on the cover along with the group name, "Order of the Fifinella". Information about the reunion in Sweetwater can be seen printed in blue on the back.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Diamond Match Division
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelope of Quik Splice Tapes]

Envelope for HPI quik splice super 8mm splicing tapes. There are some tapes left inside.
Date: 1965
Creator: Hudson Photographic Industries Incorporated
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sticker from International Women's Air and Space Museum]

Circular blue sticker from the International Women's Air and Space Museum that features an illustration of two birds flying past a cloud.
Date: unknown
Creator: International Women's Air and Space Museum
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Small NTAC Pennant]

A small triangular North Texas Agricultural College pennant. The background is blue, with the letters "NTAC" printed on it in white.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: North Texas Agricultural College
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ms. Charlyne Creger Name Tag]

Name tag from the People to People organization's Citizen Ambassador Program for Charlyne Creger. The organization logo can be seen in the top left corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: People to People
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Order of Fifinella decal]

A decal for the Order of Fifinella, featuring a colored rendition of the original Fifinella mascot designed by Walt Disney and instructions for application on the reverse.
Date: 1960~/1969~
Creator: Prentice Products Corporation
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Standard Oil Company Computer]

Manual computer for calculating speed in miles per hour, distance traveled, and time in flight. The object is marked with the name, "Standard Oil Company of California" along with the logo of the company, a red plane with the head of an Eagle. Instructions for the device can be seen on the center of the front and back.
Date: 1940
Creator: Standard Oil Company of California
System: The Portal to Texas History

Air Navigation Computer

Manual flight computer, a circular slide wheel device used in navigation. several numbers and unit names are printed across the wheel, such as miles per hour, miles, Fahrenheit, pressure and altitude, minute and hour markings, fuel level, and compass directions.
Date: unknown
Creator: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
System: The Portal to Texas History

[World War II ration coupons]

Several ration coupons from World War II. Most of the coupons are labeled, "Spare." The coupons belonged to the Harris family.
Date: 1944-09-07~
Creator: United States Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History

[World War II ration coupons]

Several ration coupons from World War II. Most of the coupons are labeled, "Spare." The coupons belonged to the Harris family.
Date: 1944-09-07~
Creator: United States Office of Price Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Third Armored Division Patch #2]

Triangular sleeve patch with a black number "3" at the top, designating the 3rd Armored Division, above an image of a black cannon surrounded by chain. A red lightning bolt is crossing the cannon diagonally in the center of the patch. The background is divided into three colors, with yellow at the top, red in the lower right, and blue in the lower left.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: United States. Army
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Third Armored Division Patch #1]

Triangular sleeve patch with a black number "3" at the top, designating the 3rd Armored Division, above an image of a black cannon surrounded by chain. A red lightning bolt is crossing the cannon diagonally in the center of the patch. The background is divided into three colors, with yellow at the top, red in the lower right, and blue in the lower left.
Date: 1939~/1945~
Creator: United States. Army.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cornelia Yerkes War Department ID]

War Department-issued identification card for Cornelia Yerkes as a civilian noncombatant.
Date: May 3, 1945
Creator: United States. War Department. Adjutant General's Office
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP badge]

A badge for Women Air Force Service Pilots, WWII, the successor organization to the Order of Fifinella. It features a WASP wing and the words "Woman Air Force Service Pilot WW II" in silver lettering on a dark blue background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1 Italian Lira]

Bill worth one Italian lira from 1943. The front has a decorative blue border with the words "Allied Military Currency;" text in the center of the bill says "Issued in Italy, 1 Lira" and "series 1943." The back of the bill has a complex design in blue with the words "Allied Military Currency" at the center. In the corners of the design are the phrases "freedom of speech," "freedom of religion," "freedom from want," and "freedom from fear."
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1 Italian Lira]

Bill worth one Italian lira from 1943. The front has a decorative blue border with the words "Allied Military Currency;" text in the center of the bill says "Issued in Italy, 1 Lira" and "series 1943." The back of the bill has a complex design in blue with the words "Allied Military Currency" at the center. In the corners of the design are the phrases "freedom of speech," "freedom of religion," "freedom from want," and "freedom from fear."
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1 Italian Lira]

Bill worth one Italian lira from 1943. The front has a decorative blue border with the words "Allied Military Currency;" text in the center of the bill says "Issued in Italy, 1 Lira" and "series 1943." The back of the bill has a complex design in blue with the words "Allied Military Currency" at the center. In the corners of the design are the phrases "freedom of speech," "freedom of religion," "freedom from want," and "freedom from fear."
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[5 Italian Lire]

Bill worth five Italian lire from 1943. The front has a decorative green border with the words "Allied Military Currency;" text in the center of the bill says "Issued in Italy, cinque (five 5 five) lire" and "series of 1943 A." The back of the bill has a complex design in blue with the words "Allied Military Currency" at the center. In the corners of the design are the phrases "freedom of speech," "freedom of religion," "freedom from want," and "freedom from fear."
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[5 Italian Lire]

Bill worth five Italian lire from 1943. The front has a decorative green border with the words "Allied Military Currency;" text in the center of the bill says "Issued in Italy, cinque (five 5 five) lire" and "series of 1943 A." The back of the bill has a complex design in blue with the words "Allied Military Currency" at the center. In the corners of the design are the phrases "freedom of speech," "freedom of religion," "freedom from want," and "freedom from fear."
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[10 Filipino Pesos]

Paper bill worth ten pesos used by the Japanese government during their occupation of the Philippines from 1942-1945. The front of the bill has text saying "The Japanese Government," and "Ten Pesos." On the right side of the bill there is a picture of a person riding a horse through a forest of palm trees, and on the left there is a large "X" printed in white. The back of the bill has "Ten Pesos" printed in a large font with an ornate design for a border.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History