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[Women and Children by Filling Station]
Photograph of three unidentified women and two children sitting on the ground in front of a building with two large windows labeled "Filling Station." The woman on the far left is wearing a t-shirt and dark glasses, a young girl is sitting next to her, another woman wearing a light-colored blouse is in the middle, and on the right another woman wearing a light-colored blouse is crouching with a young boy sitting in front of her.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women at a Swimming Pool]
Photograph of a group of women, most wearing bathing suits and swim caps, at an outdoor swimming pool with trees visible in the background. Several women can be seen inside the pool on the left while others are standing on the side of the pool and others are sitting on a bench in front of a rock building.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women, Children, and Man]
Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a military uniform, two women, and two children in front of a wooden porch or gazebo with trees visible in the background. The man is standing on the left with a young girl standing in front of him and a woman crouching on the ground in front of her and the other woman is standing on the right and holding a young boy.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women in Shorts]
Photograph of five unidentified women standing in a line with their arms around one another; most of them are wearing short-sleeved blouses and shorts except for the woman in the middle, who is wearing a jumpsuit and holding a pair of shorts in front of her.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women on Bus]
Photograph of several women sitting on a bus. One woman looks back at the photographer over her right shoulder.
Date:
[1940..1949]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WWII Fighter Plane]
Photograph of a WWII-era fighter plane on a tarmac with an airbase visible in the background.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WWII Plane on Airfield]
Photograph of a WWII-era airplane on a dirt airfield with another plane visible in the background.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WWII Plane Taxiing]
Photograph of two unidentified people taxiing inside a WWII-era airplane with an empty airfield and clouds in the background.
Date:
1940~/1949~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Helen Forrest McKee to Little, Brown and Company, April 24, 1970]
Letter from Helen Forrest McKee to Little Brown Company discussing Mrs. McKee's project to turn Jacqueline Cochran's life into a children's book so that Cochran can be accessible to a younger age group.
Date:
April 24, 1940
Creator:
McKee, Helen Forrest
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steele's Aid to Pilots: Regulations (Fifth Revised Edition)
Copy of Steele's Aid to Pilots: Regulations, a compilation of American civil aviation rules and regulations. Nearly all aspects of flying are covered, including reporting and record keeping, pilot ratings, aircraft identification, air traffic control, equipment, instruments, lights, flight patterns, and weather, as well as a question and answer section.
Date:
July 1, 1940
Creator:
Steele, C. Earl
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerodynamics for Pilots
Training manual on information needed for safely flying an airplane. Chapters cover topics such as physical laws, properties of air, general operation of flight, and forces that act on planes such as resistance, lift, weight, and drag.
Date:
September 1940
Creator:
Jones, Bradley
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meteorology for Pilots
Textbook titled "Meteorology for Pilots" describing various aspects of weather and atmosphere and their effects on aviation. "S. D'Hooghe" is handwritten in the top right corner of the cover.
Date:
September 1940
Creator:
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration. & Haynes, B. C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman Holding Drink]
Photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a light-colored blouse and pants rolled up to her knees (and possibly dog tags around her neck) sitting and holding a hand of playing cards in one hand and a bottle in the other; the picture is out of focus and somewhat blurry.
Date:
December 12, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas card from Marion Fuchs to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fuchs, December 19, 1940]
A Christmas card and envelope from Marion Fuchs to Herman Fuchs and his wife. The card is printed by the Army Air Corps Flying Cadet Detachment and features an image of a trainer aircraft in flight.
Date:
December 19, 1940
Creator:
Fuchs, Marion
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Comparative Balance Sheet]
Four comparative balance sheets covering assets, liabilities, net worth, total revenue, instruction and student expenses, and profit and loss statements.
Date:
1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cracked Concrete]
Photograph of a large crack in a concrete slab with water damage on it. There is some dirt at the bottom of the image and the bottom section of a wall at the top.
Date:
[1941..1942]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Digest of Civil Air Regulations for Pilots
Textbook titled "Digest of Civil Air Regulations for Pilots" describing basic regulations for pilots such as rules of flight and various certifications. "S. D'Hooghe" is handwritten in the top right corner of the cover.
Date:
January 1941
Creator:
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: The Story Behind the Medal of The Month]
Pamphlet from the Medal of the Month Club with a cartoon and short biography about the life of Amelia Earhart. A short introduction paragraph explains the purpose of the Club is to teach children about American aviation heroes.
Date:
1941~
Creator:
Sullivan, Ralph & Buranelli, Felicity
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Syllabus of Outlines and Materials for Introduction to Musical Literature]
Syllabus of outlines and materials for Introduction to Musical Literature from 1941. Syllabus includes General Instructions for use of Analytical and Descriptive Charts of Symphonies, overtures and other forms of music.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Moore, Earl V. & McGeoch, Glenn
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Inter-Office Memo Regarding the Salary Cost from Corsicana]
Plosser-Prince Air Academy memo regarding salary costs from Corsicana.
Date:
March 19, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Contract between Standard Oil Company of California and Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., March 20, 1941]
Contract between Standard Oil Company of California and Aeronautical Training Center wherein the Standard Oil Company is the seller and the Aeronautical Training Center is the buyer.
Date:
March 20, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Standard Oil Company of California to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., March 25, 1941]
Letter from Standard Oil Company of California to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc. discussing a recent contract signed five days prior.
Date:
March 25, 1941
Creator:
Standard Oil Company of California
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #2]
Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and a long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo. A note can be seen written on the back of the photo: "Sweetwater Municipal Airport- The first hangar built in 1929 on South side of the field. Photo taken in 1941".
Date:
March 29, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #3]
Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo.
Date:
March 29, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History