[WASP Victory Postcard]

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Postcard of four women walking in a row, wearing pilot's gear. The background is text from the policies regarding women airforce service pilots. The accompanying information states the image is "WASP Victory" by David Strand.

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1 postcard : col. ; 16 x 11 cm.

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Strand, David 1978.

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: National WASP WWII Museum and was provided by the National WASP WWII Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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National WASP WWII Museum

Located at Avenger Field in Nolan County Texas, the WASP World War II Museum commits to preserving the legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WWII. As a teaching museum, it features archives, exhibits, and oral histories that record a significant period in history when women dared to break barriers and contribute to victory.

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Postcard of four women walking in a row, wearing pilot's gear. The background is text from the policies regarding women airforce service pilots. The accompanying information states the image is "WASP Victory" by David Strand.

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1 postcard : col. ; 16 x 11 cm.

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National WASP WWII Museum

Bringing the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots to life, these archives represent the role of the flight school in training women pilots to fly military planes and show how WASPs responded socially and professionally to new challenges brought by war. Included are financial documents, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, pilots' logs, and flight manuals.

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Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

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  • 1978

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  • Aug. 26, 2019, 4:36 p.m.

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  • May 1, 2020, 2:26 p.m.

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Strand, David. [WASP Victory Postcard], postcard, 1978; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1177036/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.

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