The National WASP WWII Museum - 123 Matching Results

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[4 People Outside Concession Stand]

Photograph of four people sitting outside a concessions stand. Three of the women outside the stand are smiling and looking at the camera. There are two people at the stand's window, one is a man looking at the camera and one is a woman who is looking down.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[44-W-8 Poem]

Poem titled, "44-W-8" that is about prefering to be a WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) rather than a WAC (Women's Army Corps) or WAVE (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service).

Date: unknown

Item Type: Poem

[Air Reserve Orders Number E-9250]

Reserve orders for Captain Marjorie Wakeham promoting her to reserve status in the United States Air Force.

Date: September 12, 1963

Creator: Ford, Denver R.

Item Type: Letter

[Atami Hotel Postcard]

Postcard addressed to Mrs. E.A. Wakeham from her daughter. The image on the postcard is of the Atami Hotel and "Atami Hotel, Atami Hot Springs" is printed on the front along with some Japanese characters. The correspondence on the back reads "Dearest Mother - We spent a wonderful three days at this hotel. We were able to get European style rooms for two nights. One night we stayed was in Japanese style - was [...] experience - sleeping on the floor and wearing no shoes in the room. Beautiful [s… more

Date: July 13, 1952

Item Type: Postcard

[Bay Viewed From a Balcony]

Photograph of a bay from a building's balcony. There are several buildings in front of the bay and a large ship on the water.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Black Car]

Photograph of a black car, likely on a military base in Japan. The note on the back of the photo reads, "The color of the car is what the Japanese love. The Emperor drives a big black Chrystler, so everyone must have a black one."

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Bridge in a Garden]

Photograph of a bridge in a garden in Taipei, Taiwan. There are many water lilies in the water around the bridge.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Building Covered With Chinese Writing]

Photograph of a building covered with Chinese writing, viewed from across a street. There is a low wall between the street and the building. "Hong Kong" is written on the back of the photo.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Building Viewed Through Open Gate]

Photograph of a building viewed through an open gate, most likely in Japan. There is a man in the left side of the image and a tree obscuring the building on the right side.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Busy Street in Tokyo]

Photograph of a busy street, most likely in Tokyo, Japan. There are many people on the street and signs on the buildings.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Car Being Unloaded From Ship]

Photograph of a car being unloaded from a ship in Belgium. A sign on the ship reads "Beware of Propeller, Opgepast Voor De Schroeven." The note on the back reads, "The car being unloaded at Ostend, Belgium."

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Car Flipped Over]

Photograph of a car that is flipped over in the street and burning. There are several people looking on, including one man in the foreground crouching, and one man holding a baton.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Card to Marjorie Wakeham]

Kitten card in an envelope addressed to Marjorie Wakeham with a handwritten poem on the inside about the recipient leaving, signed from "Lambie".

Date: October 20, 1947

Creator: {{{name}}}

Item Type: Letter

[Cars Flipped on Sides]

Photograph of a row of burning cars, flipped on their sides, possibly part of the Bloody May Day protests in Tokyo, Japan in 1952.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Cart with Drums]

Photograph of a float or cart with a tokai drum visible on it. There are several people wearing traditional Japanese clothing around the float and a woman, possibly Dolores Lamb, holding a camera.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Clipping: Bethel Gibbons, Marjorie Wakeham Are WASP Graduates in Sweetwater, Tex.]

Newspaper clipping announcing that Marjorie Wakeham and Bethel Gibbons are graduating in Sweetwater, Texas after completing their required WASP training.

Date: 1943~

Item Type: Clipping

[Clipping: Flying right, thanks to one special Air Force major]

Newspaper clipping describing the experiences of Marjorie Wakeham as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and her great leadership as a major in the U.S. Air Force.

Date: January 9, 1997

Creator: Haplin, Bill

Item Type: Clipping

[Columned and Domed Building]

Photograph of a columned and domed building with an open plaza in front of it. There are several people in the plaza and on the building's steps.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Columned Building in Taipei]

Photograph of a large columned building in Taipei, Taiwan. There are two men wearing military uniforms riding bicycles in the foreground of the photo.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Cycle Rickshaw with Two Passengers]

Photograph of a cycle rickshaw with two passengers with a building flying the United States flag in the background, likely in Japan or another East Asian country. There are military Jeeps parked near the building.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Dancing Woman Wearing a Kimono]

Photograph of a woman wearing a kimono who appears to be leading a dance with two other women in western dress.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Dolores Lamb Boarding a Ship]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb boarding a ship to cross the Channel in Dover, England. There is a uniformed man walking down the gangplank.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Dolores Lamb in Front of Rickshaw]

Photograph of standing between two men in front of a rickshaw. There are other rickshaws and cars in the background.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

[Dolores Lamb in Kimono]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb, wearing a kimono in front of the Atami Hotel. A note on the back reads, "Dolores gone native - this is the hotel we like so well - the open place on the third floor is our room you sleep on the floors." "1954" is written in ink below the note on the back.

Date: 195X

Item Type: Photograph

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[4 People Outside Concession Stand]

[44-W-8 Poem]

[Air Reserve Orders Number E-9250]

[Atami Hotel Postcard]

[Bay Viewed From a Balcony]

[Black Car]

[Bridge in a Garden]

[Building Covered With Chinese Writing]

[Building Viewed Through Open Gate]

[Busy Street in Tokyo]

[Car Being Unloaded From Ship]

[Car Flipped Over]

[Card to Marjorie Wakeham]

[Cars Flipped on Sides]

[Cart with Drums]

[Clipping: Bethel Gibbons, Marjorie Wakeham Are WASP Graduates in Sweetwater, Tex.]

[Clipping: Flying right, thanks to one special Air Force major]

[Columned and Domed Building]

[Columned Building in Taipei]

[Cycle Rickshaw with Two Passengers]

[Dancing Woman Wearing a Kimono]

[Dolores Lamb Boarding a Ship]

[Dolores Lamb in Front of Rickshaw]

[Dolores Lamb in Kimono]