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[Photograph of Rigdon Edwards]

Description: Photograph of Rigdon Edwards, one of the instructors of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program at Avenger Field. He is visible from the waist up and wears a peaked cap, leather jacket, button-down shirt, dark tie, and light-colored trousers.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aerial Photograph of Airport in Sweetwater #1]

Description: Aerial photograph of an airport with two major runways in Sweetwater, Texas. There are five clusters of buildings on the bottom and right sides of the intersecting runways, marked by small yellow dots with numbers on them. At the bottom of the photo, there is numbered text indicating the names of the different buildings, and larger text along the left side indicating the location of the airport.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Airfield Buildings #2]

Description: 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. A yellow note adhered to the front of the photo reads, "WASP cantonment area, Avenger Field, TX 1942-1944 (Note wishing well in center of area (Courtesy Air Force Historical Agency).
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP with Cochran at Wishing Well]

Description: Photograph of several WASP and a man in uniform posed behind a short wall of a well. Jackie Cochran can be seen in a dark dress near the center. All have their right hands raised with crossed fingers. "Sweetwater, Texas 1943" is written at the top of the photo, and some of the women are labeled on the photo in pen. These are left to right, "DeBernard,Thompson, Kerr, Cochran, Muccie, Moynahan". A small piece of paper is taped to the back of the photo with a type list of these names in full. it … more
Date: 1943
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

WASP Timeline

Description: A timeline of major event involving the creation and existence of the Women Air force Service Pilots organization, printed from www.wasp-wwii.org.
Date: October 3, 2000
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of WASP Instructors Edwards and Hoogerwerf]

Description: Photograph of Rigdon Edwards and Hubert Hoogerwerf, instructors in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program. Edwards, on the left, is wearing a flight suit, helmet, sunglasses, and a parachute while Hoogerwerf is wearing sunglasses, a button down shirt, and pants. Sunlight streams through the windows in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Field at Sweetwater]

Description: 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.
Date: September 16, 1991
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Reunion Name Tag: Ann Ufer]

Description: A name tag with the name of Ann Ufer and her class number, 44-W-4, typed on it for the 2000 WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas. An image of a Fifinella gremlin can be seen in the top left corner.
Date: 2000
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Name Card for Debbie Truax]

Description: A name card with the name of WASP Deborah Truax written in the center beneath #15. In both the top left and right corners, a Texas symbols with a star and five rings can be seen with the words, "American Bicentennial in Texas 1976" encircling it.
Date: 1976
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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