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- [Aerial Photograph of 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field #1]
- Photograph of the 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field, taken from the air. The photo shows groups of small buildings, interconnected by pathways and roads, next to a large open area with two hangars.
- [Aerial Photograph of 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field #2]
- Photograph of the 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field, taken from the air. The photo shows groups of small buildings, interconnected by pathways and roads, next to a large open area with two hangars.
- [Aerial Photograph of 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field #3]
- Photograph of the 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field, taken from the air. The photo shows a group of small buildings interconnected by pathways and roads, and two aircraft hangars seen to the right.
- [Aerial Photograph of Airport and Runways #1]
- Aerial photograph of Avenger Field facilities that shows three major intersecting runways, a group of buildings at the top left, and another group of interconnected buildings and pathways in the bottom left corner. There are small yellow circles with numbers, pasted to different areas of the photo.
- [Aerial Photograph of Airport and Runways #2]
- Aerial photograph of Avenger Field facilities that shows three major intersecting runways, a group of buildings at the top left, and another group of interconnected buildings and pathways in the bottom left corner.There are small yellow circles with numbers, pasted to different areas of the photo.
- [Aerial Photograph of Airport and Runways #3]
- Aerial photograph of Avenger Field facilities that shows three major intersecting runways, a group of buildings at the top left, and another group of interconnected buildings and pathways in the bottom left corner.
- [Aerial Photograph of Airport in Sweetwater #1]
- 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.
- [Aerial Photograph of Airport in Sweetwater #2]
- 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.
- [Aerial Photograph of Avenger Field at Sweetwater]
- 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.
- [Aerial Photograph of Avenger Village #1]
- Aerial photograph of a group of buildings and interconnecting paths between the buildings near a large main road. The buildings sit on a large, square lot, surrounded by scrub-brush, with a junkyard to the left.
- [Aerial Photograph of Avenger Village #2]
- Aerial photograph of a group of buildings and interconnecting paths between the buildings near a large main road. The buildings sit on a large, square lot, surrounded by scrub-brush, with a junkyard to the left.
- [Aerial Photograph of Avenger Village #3]
- Aerial photograph of a group of buildings and interconnecting paths between the buildings near a large main road. The buildings sit on a large, square lot, surrounded by scrub-brush, with a junkyard to the left.
- [Aerial Photograph of Sweetwater Municipal Airport #1]
- Aerial photograph of Sweetwater's municipal airport, showing the runways and hangars. There is white text at the bottom of the photo identifying the location of the airport.
- [Aerial Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport #3]
- Aerial photograph of Sweetwater's municipal airport, showing the runways and hangars. There is white text at the bottom of the photo identifying the location of the airport.
- [Aerial Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport #4]
- Aerial photograph a small airport with three airstrips that cross each other.
- [Aerial Photograph of the Sweetwater Municipal Airport #2]
- Aerial photograph of Sweetwater's municipal airport, showing the runways and hangars. There is white text at the bottom of the photo identifying the location of the airport.
- [Aerial View of Avenger Field #1]
- Aerial photograph of Avenger Field. The handwriting on the yellow sticky note attached to the photograph says, "638d ACWRON from the air at Avenger Field - 1967."
- [Aerial View of Avenger Field #2]
- Aerial photograph of Avenger Field. The handwriting on the yellow sticky note attached to the photograph says, "638d ACWRON from the air at Avenger Field - 1967."
- [Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field #1]
- 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.
- [Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field #2]
- 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.
- [Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field #3]
- 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.
- [Airfield Buildings]
- 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.
- [Airfield Buildings #2]
- 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).
- [Alice Riss WASP Portrait]
- Photograph of a WASP in a leather flight jacket, scarf, aviator hat and google, smiling and posed for a portrait. Writing on the back of the photo reads, "Alice Riss".
- [Avenger Airfield Aerial]
- Aerial photograph of Avenger Field with two large aircraft hangars seen to the right, and a series of smaller buildings and road networks seen to the left.
- [Avenger Airfield Buildings]
- 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.
- [Avenger Field and TSTC From Above #1]
- Aerial photograph of TSTC campus taking shape on the grounds of the Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field, with a tall silo seen to the right, and what appears to be an old airstrip seen in the foreground.
- [Avenger Field and TSTC From Above #2]
- Aerial photograph of TSTC campus taking shape on the grounds of the Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field, with a tall silo seen to the right, and what appears to be an old airstrip seen in the foreground.
- [Avenger Field and TSTC From Above #3]
- Aerial photograph of TSTC campus taking shape on the grounds of the Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field, with a tall silo seen to the right, and what appears to be an old airstrip seen in the foreground.
- [Avenger Field Sign]
- Photograph of the wooden sign in front of Avenger Field that includes a full-color depiction of Fifinella, the mascot of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Buildings and cars are visible in the background.
- [Avenger Field Skyline]
- Photograph of the skyline at Avenger Field near Sweetwater, Texas, with a large field seen int he foreground.
- [Basic Training Squadron Portrait]
- Photograph of a large group of male flight cadets, WASP, and instructors posed outdoors on an air field in front of a plane. Information printed across the bottom edge of the photo reads, "Basic Training SQDN. 2 Flights A&B Class 44-4 (12 April 1944) Randolph Field, Texas". Faded, unreadable signatures can be seen on the photo, and an address written on the back of the photo mat reads, "Creger 3048 Sandra Dr. Shreveport, La. 71119".
- [Color Portrait of Rigdon Edwards]
- Photograph portrait of a man who appears to be WASP instructor Rigdon Edwards in a dark suit, sitting in front of a green background while holding a rolled up magazine. A name signed in paint at the bottom right corner of the portrait reads, "Kaye Marvins".
- [Contact Sheet of WASP with Planes]
- Contact sheet of five images featuring two different WASP with their flight gear and planes.
- [Couple with Magazine Cover]
- Photograph of an elderly man and woman holding up an enlarged photo of a LIFE Magazine front over that features young WASP woman with a plane.
- [Dorothy Lewis WASP Portrait]
- Photograph of a WASP in a leather jacket, scarf, aviator cap and goggles, posed for a portrait. The name written on the back of the photo reads, "Dorothy Swain Lewis".
- [Dress Flag Mixup]
- Photograph of eight women standing and sitting around a table. All of the women are wearing hats and four of them are playing a game of cards. The handwritten label taped to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "Dress Flag Mixup."
- [Female WASP Instructor with Student]
- Photograph of two women parachute harnesses standing in front of a plane. Handwritten notes in pen on the back of the photo read, "1943 Helen Duffy Instructor, Ellen Gerry, Student".
- [Five WASP and an Instructor at the Wishing Well]
- Photograph of five graduates of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and an instructor tossing coins into the wishing well at Avenger Field.
- [Five WASP Outside Building]
- Photograph of five women in flight suit, some in aviator sunglasses. One of the women is holding a Coca-Cola bottle and all five are sitting on a bench or the ground outside a building. A tag taped to the bottom of the photo labels some the women, "Betty Taylor, Sarah E. Pierce, Betty Heinrich". Writing on the back of the photo reads, "Betty Taylor (Billy)?, Sara Elizabeth Pierce, Barbara Willis".
- [Four WASP Outside Building]
- 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.
- [Four WASP Outside Building #2]
- 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 bottom right.
- [Four WASP Trainees Doing Chores]
- Photograph of four trainees in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) attending to chores in their barracks. One woman is crouched on the floor holding a dustpan while another woman sweeps debris into it, the third woman is polishing her shoes, and the fourth woman is ironing. The names included on the typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge vary slightly from the names written on the back of the photograph.
- [Hail Storm at Sweetwater, Texas]
- Photograph of large hailstones falling on the wet lawn beside a large metal building. Handwritten notes on the back indicate the hailstones were as big as softballs, but melted considerably.
- [Hazel Pracht and Elmo Hatcher]
- Photograph of Hazel Pracht, a trainee in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), and Elmo Hatcher, one of the instructors at Avenger Field. Pracht is seated in the cockpit of an airplane while Hatcher stands outside the plane and leans his head toward the cockpit. The back of the photograph is stamped, "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
- [Hazel Pracht Climbing into Plane]
- Photograph of Hazel Pracht wearing a flight suit and parachute harness while climbing in to cockpit of an At-6 aircraft. She is smiling at the camera, and "At-6" is written on the back of the photo in pencil.
- [Hazel Pracht Climbing into Plane #2]
- Photograph of Hazel Pracht wearing a flight suit and parachute harness while climbing in to cockpit of an At-6 aircraft. She is smiling at the camera, and "Hazel Pracht" is written on the back of the photo in pencil.
- [Helen Dettweiller Golfing]
- Photograph of WASP Helen Dettweiller golfing mid swing in what appears to be evening or very early morning. Writing in pencil on the back of the photo reads, "Helen Dettweiller 43-W-5". This information is also typed on a tag that is taped to the bottom of the photo.
- [Instructor at Chalkboard]
- Photograph of a male instructor in uniform standing on a platform at a chalkboard. The chalkboard is labeled, "Flight Comm." and appears to be a roster for flight classes, with names of instructors, planes, and possibly students seen listed.
- [Instructor Rig Edwards in Flight Suit]
- Photograph of male instructor in flight suit, aviator sunglasses, cap and goggles, holding what appears to be a parachute harness with the wings of two planes seen behind him. A note written in pen on the bottom edge of the photo labels him, "Inst Rig Edwards".