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[Pamphlet: The Return of the WASP]

Description: Program for the 1986 reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes a color illustration of the organization's mascot on the cover, letters from the governor of Texas and mayor of Sweetwater, a biography of Leni Leoti "Dede" Clark Deaton, photographs, a list of the organization's board of directors, a schedule of events, and a roster for the reunion's planning committee.
Date: 1986
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Three People Saluting]

Description: Photograph of two men and one woman standing and saluting something off camera. The label attached to the photograph's bottom edge indicates that the participants are General H. H. "Hap" Arnold, Major Robert K. Urban, and Jacqueline Cochran. The back of the photo is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Eleven WASP and Three Men]

Description: Photograph of eleven members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and three men standing and sitting in front of a building. The typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge repeats the information written on the back of the photograph.
Date: May 6, 1944
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field #3]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Libby Gordner]

Description: Photograph of a Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) trainee leaning her head out of the window of an airplane's cockpit. A typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge identifies her as Libby Gordner. The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Class 44-W-9]

Description: Photograph of the 44-W-9 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). The women are arranged in four rows. The back of the photograph contains the stamp for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Four WASP Outside Building]

Description: Photograph of four women in flight suits, aviator caps, and goggles. The three to the right are wearing leather bomber jackets. What appears to be a small Fifinella patch can be seen on the jacket of the woman on the far right. "Chilcoat" is written in pencil on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Class 44-W-7]

Description: Photograph of class 44-W-7 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) standing in rows on a grassy field. The women are wearing dark caps, light-colored shirts, and light-colored pants. The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Trainee Mounting a Horse]

Description: Photograph of a woman mounting a horse while a man holds on to the horse's ears and leans back. Three figures on horseback are visible in the background. The label attached to the photograph's bottom edge says, "McInnerny 43-8 Double Heart Ranch Picnic, Sweetwater."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard from Frits to Miss Lorine Wilhemine, April 11, 1923]

Description: Postcard from Frits to Miss Lorine Wilhemine discussing the recent heavy rains and plans to visit the South West. The hand-colored photo image on the front of the card is of a military encampment with groups of men seated in grass amidst tents, with the title, "Delivering a Lecture at Military Training Camp." 1917 is written in pen on the image.
Date: April 11, 1923
Creator: Frits
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #2]

Description: 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".
Date: March 29, 1941
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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