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[13 Women Standing Around the Graduate Statue]
Photograph of thirteen women wearing blue hats and holding red roses at the WASP homecoming, posing with a statue in the National WASP WWII Museum. Nine of the women are arranged in two rows on the left side of the statue and four others are to the right. A blue backdrop is behind the statue with the name "Aviation Enterprises Ltd." across the top.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #1]
50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a fifty-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring Harriet Quimby the Pioneer Pilot. It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #2]
50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a twenty-nin-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring "Corregidor Falls to Japanese." It shows a cancellation stand from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #3]
50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a twenty-nine-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring the "food and other commodities rationed, 1943." It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #4]
50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a fifty-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring Harriet Quimby the Pioneer Pilot. It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #5]
50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a twenty-nine-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp that features "Japanese invades Aleutian islands." It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Address by Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General to WASP Graduate Class, December 7, 1944 #3]
Script of an address given by General Henry H. Arnold, the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, to the last graduating WASP class.
Date:
December 7, 1944
Creator:
Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement seeking WASP Items]
Bright yellow advertisement seeking Women Airforce Service Pilot items by Jeff Spielberg. It requests unusual items from "groups such as the AVG, the Eagle Squadron, the WASP, and the Doolittle Raiders" and offers cash. There is a toll-free number to call and information for what he will pay for specific items. The back of the ad reads "Trevor Timmons 3rd floor, From Sargent, 1435 Room, Roommate Jerry Johnson McKay 43-2."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Spielberg, Jeff
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[An Air Force Association Certificate Presented to Helen Snapp]
An Air Force Association certificate presented to Helen Snapp, recognizing her service to her country as a pilot in the WASP program. The certificate was presented by the Air Force Association Florida Region. The certificate is inside a blue holder, with a design on the cover and the words, "Air Force Association."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Air Force Association
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Newsletter]
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association newsletter from September 1945. Page 69 includes six pictures of British Commercial Planes, both the outside of the plane and the cockpit; pages 70 and 71 list the "most complete releasable list of aircraft in use by the United States armed forces; page 72 shows eight pictures of planes that the reader is meant to identify, with an answer key below, as well as two diagrams of plane silhouettes; page 79 includes an add for Flightex; and page 80 includes information on new civil air regulations.
Date:
September 1945
Creator:
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[An Airplane at Liberty Field]
Photograph of an airplane at Liberty Field in Georgia. There is a star on the aft, and there is text under the photo that reads, "Liberty Field, Ga., 1944 PQ 14 and C-45."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Airplanes in Sky]
Photograph, taken from the ground looking up, of three planes flying against the bottom of a thin layer of white clouds. A small bird can also be seen flying.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
America's Spaceport, John F. Kennedy Space Center
Book about the John F. Kennedy Space Center organized into sections entitled "Origins," "Mission," "People and Facilities," "Manned Flight - The First Era," "A New Approach - The Space Shuttle," "Unmanned Space Missions," "A Place to Visit," and "Future Outlook." A note inside the cover says "Paintings courtesy of NASA Art Program."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Area Map of Brevard County "The Space Coast"
Map of Brevard County, "The Space Coast," revealing the location of Helen Snapp's home in reference to major highways, landmarks and attractions in Orlando, Florida. It contains a map legend in the top right corner of the page and directions written in ink at the bottom.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Art of single-propellor plane flying over yellow fields]
Photograph of a gray and red single propellor plane flying with a single pilot above yellow fields and clouds. The plane is painted with the numbers 717 and a white star surrounded by a black disk, and there is another plane flying in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
McLachlen, A., II
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Article Mock-up on Helen Snapp]
Article mock-up with edits containing the story of Helen Wyatt Snapp's experience with WASP and flying the B-17F Memphis Belle. A portrait of Snapp and illustration of the plane are also included.
Date:
March 2009
Creator:
Snapp, Helen Wyatt
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Articles of Incorporation: By-Laws for Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII
Booklet of the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws for the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II. The booklet was presented as a copy of a bill passed by Congress for the Congressional Gold Medal to WASPS by residence of Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bee Falk Haydu in WASP Dress Uniform]
Photograph of Women Airforce Service Pilot, Bee Falk Haydu, looking into the distance with her back to a WASP historical display. She wears her WASP dress uniform, complete with a name tag and a number of medals and pins, as well as a black handbag.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bell and Howell Manual]
Instruction manual from Bell and Howell for their autoload model 456 super 8 / regular 8 compatible movie projector.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Bell & Howell
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bell & Howell Filmo Editor Instruction Manual]
Instruction manual for a Bell & Howell Filmo Editor for 8mm film discussing how to splice film and operate the device, and containing instructional photographs.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bookmark from Greenbrier Pet Loss Services]
Bookmark from Greenbrier Pet Loss Services that includes a butterfly adornment, meant to be planted in one's garden so wildflowers will "blossom in memory of [one's] loved one." The back of the bookmark includes information for the company and the printer, while the front includes a poem about grief.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Greenbrier Pet Loss Services
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brochure for the Women's History Month Celebration for the Third Infantry Division]
Brochure for the Women's History Month celebration, "Women of Courage and Vision," hosted by the Third Infantry Division (Mechanized) at the Hunter Army Airfield serving Fort Stewart in Savannah, Georgia on March 6, 2001. The front cover displays the Third Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia, a small crest, and a portrait of Helen W. Snapp surrounded by six smaller images of women in the military, including Rosie the Riveter and women wearing service uniforms. The Sequence of Events listed on the second page includes the names of the speakers for each event: Welcome by Sargent Pandy, National Anthem (stand) by Sargent Requita Williams, Invocation (stand) by Apostle Wilhelmenia Brown, a Video Presentation, Introduction of Speaker by Colonel Betson, Guest Speaker speech by Miss Helen Wyatt Snapp, Unveiling by Third Infantry Soldiers, Presentation by Colonel Betson, Benediction (stand) by Miss Lillian Shun, and finally the Marne Song and the Army Song sung by all. It contains a military biography of Helen Snapp, and the last two pages contain the lyrics for the Marne and Army songs. The back cover displays a crest with the words "Nous Resterons La."
Date:
March 6, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Camp Stewart, Liberty Field Group Photo 1944]
Photograph of a group of military personnel, both male and female, posing for the camera in two rows. The first row contains ten individuals, all sitting on the concrete, while the back row contains fourteen individuals, all standing, and finally one individual sits on a small plane in the middle of the group. There is a dog to the left with its head turned back towards the group, as well as a plane and some sort of structure in the background. The back of the photo reads in blue ink "Camp Stewart - Liberty Field, R. Field 1944.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Carbon Copy Page of Speech]
Carbon copy final page of a speech for a graduation of WASP.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History