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[Christenson in Plane]

Description: Photograph of a woman, earlier identified as Dorothy Christenson, sitting in the cockpit of a plane and wearing a headset while looking off camera to the right. Handwriting on the back of the photo reads, "Dorothy C., Feb 14, 1943, Houston, Texas, WASP".
Date: February 14, 1943
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[Christenson in Plane #2]

Description: Photograph of Dorothy Christenson in the cockpit of an airplane and looking off camera to the right. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "Dorothy Christenson", "WASP School 43-W-3, Feb 1943", Houston Airport (Howard Hughes?)", "AT-6 from Ellington Field". A note on the right edge of the back possibly reads, "Alan D. Christenson 5".
Date: February 1947
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[Dirt Road in Okinawa]

Description: Photograph of a dirt road with military buildings to the left and right with a note written on the back that reads, "Pension Row, Butter Buildings, men and womens quarters, Okinawa 1949". "Dorothy" can also be seen on the back, written in pencil on the right side.
Date: 1949
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[Dorothy Christenson Portrait]

Description: Photograph of Dorothy Christenson posing for a portrait in a bomber's jacket and traditional silk scarf. Written on the back of the photo is, "(Dorothy Mitchell) Dorothy Christenson 43-W-35" and "Mrs. Dorothy Francis Christenson, 75(?) 74 Sereton (?) Shore Drive Milwaukee, Wis". Tape is covering part of the address.
Date: unknown
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[Ninety-Niners from Milwaukee]

Description: Photograph of a group of eight women identified as part or all of the Milwaukee chapter of the Ninety-Nines. Jacqueline Cochran and Dorothy Mitchel (Christenson are labeled in handwriting on the photograph and "Dorothy Mitchell (far right)" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: unknown
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[Three Women in Flight Suits]

Description: Photograph of three women that appear to be wearing flight suits, smiling and posing together on an air field. Written notes on the back read, "April 1947, Trixie Gehrung, Ruth Lembke, me, taken by Dr. Heise". The woman on far left has been identified as Dorothy Christenson.
Date: April 1947
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[Three Women Outside Buildings]

Description: Photograph of three women outside buildings with a small palm tree in front of them. The woman on the far left is identified as Dorothy Christenson, and the three are holding a room key together. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, " Bertha Link, Evelyn Laesch, Me", "Rat by the tail (room key)".
Date: unknown
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[Two Women on Air Field]

Description: Photograph of two women facing each other and looking at the camera with a man in a hat and several planes in the background. The handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "April 1947, Ruth Lembke, taken by Dr. Heise, Dorothy Frances Mitchell on left".
Date: April 1947
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["Wellcome Home"]

Description: Photograph of three women standing at a door and a fourth woman sitting down in the doorway. Handwritten notes on the back read: "Bertha (bed partner), Evelyn, Me, Alice Doughedy, lives across the court, husband a crop duster" and "Wellcome Home".
Date: unknown
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[Woman With Her Planes]

Description: Photograph of a woman identified as Dorothy Christenson standing between the tales of two airplanes. The planes have a 76 and a 73 painted on their tales. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "1948, my two planes".
Date: 1948
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[Woman With Her Planes #4]

Description: Photograph of a woman identified as Dorothy Christenson standing between the tales of two airplanes. The planes have a 76 and a 73 painted on their tales. "1948" is written on the back. "Dorothy" can be seen written on the back along the right side.
Date: unknown
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