[National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Avenger Field]
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[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #2] (Photograph)
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".
[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #1], ark:/67531/metapth907136
[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Field at Sweetwater] (Photograph)
Aerial photograph of a group of buildings at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. Most of the buildings are metal, and are connected by paths and roads. Airplane lanes and tarmac are visible in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo give the date the photo was taken, and the name and address of a man named Richard Harkness.
[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Field at Sweetwater], ark:/67531/metapth907216
[Winter Scenes at Sweetwater] (Photograph)
Scrapbook page with nine photos featuring Air Force and WASP personnel playing in snow around Avenger Field buildings in Sweetwater.
[Winter Scenes at Sweetwater], ark:/67531/metapth907274
[Avenger Field Skyline] (Photograph)
Photograph of the skyline at Avenger Field near Sweetwater, Texas, with a large field seen int he foreground.
[Avenger Field Skyline] - ark:/67531/metapth907292
[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Village #3] (Photograph)
Aerial photograph of a group of buildings and interconnecting paths between the buildings near a large main road. The buildings sit on a large, square lot, surrounded by scrub-brush, with a junkyard to the left.
[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Village #3] - ark:/67531/metapth907191
[Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field #2] (Photograph)
Aerial photograph of the air force radar station at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The photo shows a large group of buildings connected by paths and and roads, with a parking lot in the center. Two large hangars are visible in the foreground. Three student dorms for TSTC campus can be seen side by side in the background.
[Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field #2] - ark:/67531/metapth907224
[Aerial Photograph of 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field #2] (Photograph)
Photograph of the 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field, taken from the air. The photo shows groups of small buildings, interconnected by pathways and roads, next to a large open area with two hangars.
[Aerial Photograph of 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field #2] - ark:/67531/metapth907151
[Avenger Field Nomination Outline] (Text)
Rough outline on notebook paper of the planned order of information and pages for the Avenger Field nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.
[Avenger Field Nomination Outline] - ark:/67531/metapth907443
The National Register of Historic Places (Pamphlet)
Pamphlet describing the purpose of the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and process for suggesting new additions. It includes information about preservation assistance, cultural resource planning, criteria for evaluating the significance of properties, state and federal nomination processes, as well as publications and other resources, with a list of state and federal preservation officers.
The National Register of Historic Places - ark:/67531/metapth907464
[Pioneer Airlines Plane #1] (Photograph)
Photograph of a plane parked on a runway with an airport terminal seen in the background. "Pioneer Airlines" can be seen painted on the body of the plane.
[Pioneer Airlines Plane #1] - ark:/67531/metapth907405
[USS Shenandoah #2] (Photograph)
Photograph of a U.S. Navy airship seen flying through the air, possibly the USS Shenandoah.
[USS Shenandoah #2] - ark:/67531/metapth907469
[Aerial Photograph of Airport and Runways #3] (Photograph)
Aerial photograph of Avenger Field facilities that shows three major intersecting runways, a group of buildings at the top left, and another group of interconnected buildings and pathways in the bottom left corner.
[Aerial Photograph of Airport and Runways #3] - ark:/67531/metapth907148
[Pioneer Airlines Plane #2] (Photograph)
Photograph of a plane parked on a runway with an airport terminal seen in the background. The image is reversed, and pioneer "Pioneer Airlines" can be seen painted on the body of the plane.
[Pioneer Airlines Plane #2] - ark:/67531/metapth907118
[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #4] (Photograph)
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.
[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #4] - ark:/67531/metapth907445
[USS Shenandoah Passing Over Nolan County Courthouse #3] (Photograph)
Photograph of an airship or dirigible flying in the sky over a group of brick buildings, the tops of which are only just visible at the bottom of the photo. The building on the far right side is dark and multi-storied, and there are people standing on the roof.
[USS Shenandoah Passing Over Nolan County Courthouse #3] - ark:/67531/metapth907449
[Avenger Field History] (Text)
Documents describing the history of the Sweetwater Airport, Avenger Field, and the WASP program.
[Avenger Field History] - ark:/67531/metapth907321
[Pre-Parole Transfer Facility at Sweetwater, Texas #3] (Photograph)
Photograph of several buildings gated with tall fencing on a road side. A large sign on the grass in the front of the gates reads, "Sweetwater, Texas pre-Parole Transfer Facility CI Concept Inc." Another sign hanging on the fence in the background reads, "No Weapons".
[Pre-Parole Transfer Facility at Sweetwater, Texas #3] - ark:/67531/metapth907322
[Avenger Airfield Aerial] (Photograph)
Aerial photograph of Avenger Field with two large aircraft hangars seen to the right, and a series of smaller buildings and road networks seen to the left.
[Avenger Airfield Aerial] - ark:/67531/metapth907324
[Statue of WASP at Memorial #2] (Photograph)
Photograph of a WASP memorial statue that can be seen in the center of a courtyard. Two large memorial plaques can be seen on either side of the courtyard in the foreground.
[Statue of WASP at Memorial #2] - ark:/67531/metapth907344
[Avenger Field and TSTC From Above #3] (Photograph)
Aerial photograph of TSTC campus taking shape on the grounds of the Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field, with a tall silo seen to the right, and what appears to be an old airstrip seen in the foreground.
[Avenger Field and TSTC From Above #3] - ark:/67531/metapth907347
[Aerial Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport #4] (Photograph)
Aerial photograph a small airport with three airstrips that cross each other.
[Aerial Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport #4] - ark:/67531/metapth907348
[Avenger Airfield Buildings] (Photograph)
Photograph of multiple rows of air field buildings on either side of a dirt street or court yard. Two ambulance vans can be seen parked in the foreground with a third vehicle.
[Avenger Airfield Buildings] - ark:/67531/metapth907280
[Robert G. Fowler's Aircraft The Cole Flyer #3] (Photograph)
Photograph of Robert G. Fowler's aircraft, The Cole Flyer at Sweetwater, Tx. A crowd of people can be seen surrounding the small aircraft.
[Robert G. Fowler's Aircraft The Cole Flyer #3] - ark:/67531/metapth907366
[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #3] (Photograph)
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.
[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #3] - ark:/67531/metapth907243
[U.S. Army Service, World Flight at Sweetwater, Texas] (Photograph)
Photograph of four men standing in front of the left side of a small plane, under the wing. The two men on the left are wearing pilots clothing, while the two men on the right are wearing suits and hats. The plane has the words, "New Orleans," on the left front side. Sticky notes accompanying the photo read, "U.S. Army Air Service, World Flight at Swtr, Tx., 21 Sept. 1924 (L to R) Lt. Erik H. Nelson, Pilot of the New Orleans; Lt. Lowell H. Smith, Pilot of the Chicago; Mr. Elvie Raney of the R.R. Switching Plant; and Mr. Joe Booth, Mayor of Swtr., Tx. (Courtesy Pioneer City- Co. Museum)".
[U.S. Army Service, World Flight at Sweetwater, Texas] - ark:/67531/metapth1010658
Nominating Properties to the National Register of Historic Places (Pamphlet)
Information sheet published by the Texas Historical Commission National Register Programs describing the National Register of Historic places. It includes an explanation of the Register with sections on categories for nominations, criteria for evaluation, and nomination procedures in Texas.
Nominating Properties to the National Register of Historic Places - ark:/67531/metapth907131
[USS Shenandoah #1] (Photograph)
Photograph of a torn picture of the USS Shenandoah, a U.S. Navy airship, with an upside down message seen typed on the image that reads, "Oct. 23d. 1924 the Shenandoah came back- but did not land (!)"
[USS Shenandoah #1] - ark:/67531/metapth907198
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[National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Avenger Field], book, April 15, 1996; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth907173/: accessed May 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.