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[Clipping: Lady Mechanic Joins 'Hell and Thunder Crew' at Duncan]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor "Mickey" McLernon Brown working as a mechanic at the Duncan Field Air Force hangars, as well as her personal history and experiences with WASP. The article includes a photograph of Eleanor working with a screwdriver on a plane. On the back of the clipping is a large photo of a mom with two children, sitting in a grassy yard.
Date: [1939..]
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Portrait of Irene Hoffman]

Description: Photograph of Irene Hoffman posing in a sitting position and looking off camera. She is seen wearing a short sleeved sweater and dark skirt with multiple strings of beads or pearls around her neck. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo read, "Irene Hoffman - Alamo HTS. H.S. San Antonio 1939 Father- George Hoffman (Golf Course Designer) My Best Friend, Joined the Navy when I was in the W.A.S.P. Eleanor McLernon".
Date: 1939
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Flight Test Mechanic #1]

Description: Photograph of a woman working on the engine of a plane. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Flight test mechanic. Duncan Field (later Kelly AAFB). 1942-1943." Eleanor Brown's name and address are written in the bottom left corner.
Date: [1942..1943]
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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