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[Clipping: Unmanned aircraft put to test #2]

Description: Newspaper clipping from the technology section of an unknown paper titled "Unmanned aircraft put to test: Air Force expands use of its existing resources" by the Associated Press. It includes a picture of Colonel Joe Grasso "at Eglin Air Force Base in front of an experimental unmanned aerial vehicle that never went into production." There is a note written by Helen Snapp on picture that reads "We pioneered this you know." The article discusses the aircraft presented in the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: Associated Press
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Unmanned aircraft put to test: Air Force expands use of its existing resources #1]

Description: Newspaper clipping from the technology section of an unknown paper titled "Unmanned aircraft put to test: Air Force expands use of its existing resources" by the Associated Press. It includes a picture of Colonel Joe Grasso "at Eglin Air Force Base in front of an experimental unmanned aerial vehicle that never went into production." There is a note written by Helen Snapp on said picture that reads "We pioneered this you know." The article discusses the aircraft presented in the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: Associated Press
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women of War]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a section of the May 1990 issue of The Miami Herald. Articles about the WASPs service in World War 2, why Maria Muniz joined the Marine Corps, two nurses who served in the Vietnam War, and more are included.
Date: May 27, 1991
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "WW2 Flying Women"]

Description: Newspaper clipping of the "People" section of the June 1995 issue of Florida Today. Articles about the story of the WASPs, Michael Jackson's accusations of child molestation, neutering dogs, and more are included. "WW2 Flying Women" discusses two local women, Marjorie Sizemore and Carolyn Miller, and their service in the WASP.
Date: June 22, 1995
Creator: Morris, Betty
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Female Pilots Honored for WWII Service

Description: Article printed from www.military.com/news, written by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, describing the experiences of three Women Airforce Service Pilots: Ruth Shafer Fleisher, Frances Rohrer Sargent, and Helen Wyatt Snapp--at the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in South Florida. It describes their role in military and women's history, their history and love for aviation, and their current marital statuses.
Date: August 30, 2009
Creator: McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Fiftieth wedding anniversary invitation of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Smith - December 28, 1950]

Description: An invitation to the Fiftieth Anniversary of their Marriage for Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Smith of Jacksonville, Florida to be held on December 28, 1950. Engraved with raised, gold lettering. An enclosure included a wired correspondence to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Smith, Jax. Fla. from Norwood, Virginia and Peggy [T. N. Carswell, Byrdie Carswell and Peggy Carswell] dated December 27, 1950. Expresses their love, congratulations and good wishes.
Date: December 28, 1950
Creator: Smith, George Washington & Smith, Mrs. George Washington
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[First Prize Winning Model Train in Model Railroader]

Description: Two Photographs of an award winning model train build by William Basden of Hialeah, Florida. On the train are "490" and "Texas & Pacific." There are also two paragraphs of text mounted next to the photos. The first paragraph describes the train as an "0-8-0 switcher of Texas & Pacific design." The second paragraph describes the process of building the model and the scores it received. At the bottom of the image is a clipping of the Model Railroader Logo and volume information.
Date: December 1973
Creator: Model Railroader magazine
Partner: The Grace Museum
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