Newspaper clipping showing a journal photo of the Women Airforce Service Pilots having lunch with one of Russia's Night Witches. The ladies in the photo are wearing business casual attire and are seated around a table with open menu books.
Letter from Elaine Harmon to Rigdon and Mary Emma wishing them a happy New Year, telling them about her pet dog, the conference in San Antonio, and military pilots.
Journal documenting the trip several Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II took to Moscow, Russia in 1990 to meet with a group of Russian Night Witches who also served in the war. The book includes a biography section of each WASP that made the trip, letters from the WASP to Presidents Bush and Gorbachev, and a letter from the Soviets. Two loose leaflets included with the book are a bibliography of books about the WASP and a flyer from Texas A&M Press about a new book on WASP training at Avenger Field to be released.
Interview with Irina McClellan, author of the book "Of Love and Russia." In the interview, McClellan discusses her book, which tells the story of her marriage and life in Russia.
Interview with Marina Sergeeva, from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. In the interview, she discusses the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as current events in eastern Europe.
Newspaper clipping of the Washington Post with part of an article of Lazarsky's aviation experiences. The article includes a photo on the first page with a caption, "A copy of a military photo shows Lazarsky in the 1940s. She wanted only one thing in those days: 'To fly.'" and a group photo on the second page with the caption, "Members of the Women Air Force Service Pilots gathered last month for trip to Moscow, where they met their Soviet counterparts in World War II."
Photograph of thirteen unidentified women wearing military medals on their jackets sitting and standing in two rows; behind them red and white decorative paneling and a blue stained glass window are visible in the background.
Photograph of a large white airplane with a red star on its tail taken from behind (possibly at an air show) with several other planes and people visible in the background.
Photograph of the tail of an airplane taken from below the wing (possibly at an air show) with another airplane and several people visible in the background.
Photograph of a row of airplanes seen from behind taken from below the wing of another airplane (likely at an air show) with the front of another plane visible on the left and several people on the tarmac in the background.
Photograph of an airplane on a runway with what appears to be a missile mounted on top of it (possibly at an air show); there are several other planes and people visible in the background.
Photograph of a large airplane with several propellers and what appears to be a missile mounted on top of it; several groups of people can be seen on the tarmac in front of it and another plane is partially visible in the background (likely at an air show).
Photograph of the tails of several airplanes taken from underneath the wing of another plane (possibly at an airshow) with several people and other planes visible in the background.
Photograph of a Baskin Robbins Ice Cream store in Moscow; the shop is inside a large gray building and has a sign in English above a set of glass doors. In the foreground two unidentified women are walking on the sidewalk and a car is parked on the street; two pay phones are also visible next to the shop on the right.
Photograph of Charlyne Creger (left) wearing her blue WASP uniform and an unidentified woman wearing a black military uniform standing in front of a multi-story building; Creger is carrying a book with the title "The Great pallace" printed on its spine.
Photograph of Charlyne Creger (second from left) and five unidentified women, several wearing military medals or name tags, walking arm-in-arm in front of rows of tanks and artillery on the left and right sides with a two-story red brick building in the background.
Photograph of Charlyne Creger (far left) and three unidentified women wearing military uniforms and a man wearing a suit and tie standing in an ornate hallway with a red carpet, chandeliers, heraldic images on the walls. In the background several other men are visible walking towards a set of double doors.
Photograph of Charlyne Creger (far left) and four unidentified women wearing military uniforms or medals standing arm-in-arm in front of two large cannons with a red brick building and several trees visible in the background.
Photograph of a group of people, including Charlyne Creger (left), standing in an ornate hallways with chandeliers hanging from the ceiling and heraldic imagery on the marble walls. Creger and another woman are wearing WASP uniforms and the men are wearing suits and ties.
Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing a hat covered in pins with a U.S. flag on it standing next to an unidentified woman wearing several military medals on her blue jacket. Other people are partially visible on the left and right and behind them two orange buses and a multi-story building can be seen.
Photograph of Charlyne Creger and six unidentified men wearing tan military uniforms; Creger is in the middle and the two men in the front are holding her arms. Behind them a wood paneled wall and part of a window are visible.
Photograph of a large group of women posing in several rows in front of a large multi-story building; many of the women are wearing military uniforms, including Charlyne Creger (center) and others are wearing name tags or medals.
Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing her blue WASP uniform and an unidentified woman wearing a white blouse and orange skirt, who appears to be dancing. They are in a banquet room with several tables, other people, and stained glass windows visible in the background.
Photograph of Charlyne Creger and an unidentified woman dancing in an ornately decorated banquet hall next to a large red column; on the left two women wearing name tags and military medals are bending over a banquet table and several other people and tables are visible in the background.
Photograph of Charlyne Creger (second from left) and three unidentified women wearing military uniforms sitting and standing next to a tank with another tank and a large red building in the background.
Photograph of Charlyne Creger (far right) and five other women wearing military uniforms standing in front of a coat check with coats and hats hanging on hooks in the background.
Photograph of Charlyne Creger (right) and several unidentified women, some wearing military medals, sitting in several rows on a coach bus with empty seats visible in the background.
Photograph of Charlyne Creger talking to an unidentified woman with a small group of women behind them and a tank and row of artillery on the left and right; in the background a two-story red brick building, a wall, and a tree are visible.
Photograph of Charlyne Creger dancing with an unidentified woman at a banquet; Creger is wearing a floral print dress and the other woman is wearing several military medals on her white jacket. A woman wearing a name tag can be seen in the foreground and there are several other people dancing or standing in the background.
Photograph of Charlyne Creger wearing her blue WASP uniform and holding a camera, taking a photograph; she is standing next to two unidentified women and several others are visible in the background.
Newspaper clippings from a Russian newspaper, with a photograph of WASP members Charlene Creger, Marty Wyall, and Barbara Sazorsky on page 5. Along the photo is handwritten text reading, "Victory Day Celebration - Red Square," as well as the name of women in the photo.
Photograph of five unidentified women wearing military medals on their jackets standing in front of a plane inside a hangar with part of another plane's propeller visible in the background.
Photograph of five unidentified women wearing traditional Russian dress, consisting of brightly colored skirts, embroidered aprons and blouses, and scarves or wreathe son their heads; the women are standing or sitting onstage holding colorful ribbons. Three of them are standing together on the right in front of what appears to be a may pole, one of them is kneeling on the floor on the left in front of a vase, and another woman is standing behind her. Behind them embroidered white banners are visible hanging from a yellow curtain.
Photograph of five unidentified women sitting next to each other on a bench; three of the women (far left, center, and far right) are wearing military medals on their vests or jackets (most likely Russian Night Witches) and the other two are wearing WASP wings.
Photograph of a formation of soldiers wearing brown and black uniforms on Red Square; a soldier on the left is holding a red flag and several other smaller flags are visible in front of a statue in the background. Behind them a row of pine trees can be seen in front of the Kremlin wall and part of the Nikolskaya tower can be seen on the right.
Photograph of four unidentified men wearing blue military uniforms and medals standing outside the Central Air Force Museum in Monino, Russia; the three men on the left are also wearing hats. Behind them a bench and several trees can be seen in the background.
Photograph of of four unidentified men onstage wearing traditional Russian dress, consisting of white embroidered shirts, colorful pantaloons, and fur hats. Two of the men are holding stringed instruments and all of them appear to be singing. Behind them embroidered white banners are visible hanging from a yellow curtain.
Photograph of four unidentified people (one man and three women wearing scarves on their heads) walking on a sidewalk in a park with two flowerbeds in the foreground and a meadow filled with trees and flowers in the background.
Photograph of four unidentified women, one wearing a name tag and WASP wing pin and another wearing military medals on her vest, standing together on a city square with two skyscrapers, and cars parked on the street in the background.
Photograph of a group of children in a row, likely at a war memorial in Russia. Most of the children are wearing uniforms, the girls in brown dresses and white aprons, and the boys in brown jackets.
Photograph of the inside of the GUM mall in Moscow taken from the second level; numerous people and shops with Russian signs can be seen on the lower level in the foreground and in the background more people, rows of arches and pillars on the left and right, and the glass dome ceiling are visible.
Photograph of a history exhibit consisting of large photos of World War II, likely in Russia. There are several flags behind the panels on the right side of the image.
Photograph of Red Square in Moscow with the Kremlin and Spasskaya Tower, a large red building complex and clock tower with a green spire (left) and St. Basil's Cathedral, a building consisting of several multi-colored towers with onion domes (center). In the foreground a lawn lined with red tulips is visible and there are several tour buses, cars, and pedestrians on the square in front of the buildings.
Photograph of the Kremlin Arsenal, a large two-story yellow building with white trim and windows, viewed from outside the gate on Manega Square; in the foreground several people are walking in front of the black and gold gate and behind it several rows of trees partially obstruct the view of the red Kremlin wall.
Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a hat leaning on a counter at a fruit stand inside a Russian supermarket. Several other men are standing next to him at the same counter and behind him, more fruit stands, people, and signs in Russian are visible.
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