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[WASP in Goggles and Jackets]

Description: Photograph of three WASP posing with a plane, wearing goggles and leather jackets. The woman in the middle appears to be wearing some sort of backpack or parachute apparatus. A tag taped to the bottom of the photo labels the left and right women as Eunice Oats and Hazel Lee, respectively. Handwritten notes on the back read, "Left to Right, 1. Eunice Oats, 2., 3. Hazel 'Ah Ying' Lee", and "Property of Madge Minton 43-W-4".
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Hazel Pracht and Elmo Hatcher]

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

[Certificate of Accomplishment]

Description: Certificate awarded by the University of Texas to Ridgon Edwards acknowledging his participation in a course offered by the Division of Extension.
Date: February 25, 1966
Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Division of Extension.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Helen Duffy]

Description: Photograph of Helen Duffy, one of the instructors in the Women Airforce Service Program (WASP), standing outside. She is wearing a flight suit and is visible from the waist up. The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother" and "Flying Training Command Photo."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Around Cake]

Description: Photograph of a group of several WASP and a male instructor in uniform around a large cake with wings, stars and the word, "WASPS" written on it. Handwriting on the back of the photo reads, " 43-W-8 From left to right- front row - Chadwick, Jan Gugner Goodrum, Leoti? Deaton, Major Gen Urban, Lois Dobbin, Crane", "Second row-", "Third row- Maxine Edmondson, Frances Jensen, Jane? Crawford", "- Back", "Fourth Row - Mary Estill, Marge Selfridge".
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Charlie Flucher]

Description: Photograph of Charlie Flucher standing in front of an airplane. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "Photo taken at Avenger Field - Dec. 1943. Charlie Flucher was a mechanic while WASP were here. This was one of 5 planes of which he was crew chief. Plane - Basic Trainer 13A."
Date: December 1943
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Outside Hangar]

Description: Photograph of a WASP in heavy flight suit, cap and goggles, posing with one hand on her knee outside an aircraft hangar. A note in pen on the bottom of the photo possibly reads, "Conklin".
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Class 43-W-5 Ringing the Bell at Avenger Field]

Description: Photograph of trainees in the 43-W-5 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) gathered around the bell tower at Avenger Field. The label taped to the photograph's bottom edge reads, "43-W-5 finishes G.S. August 1943 Maloof, Jones, Thomas, Schiedles, Mather, Modesette, Sshwarg, Myers, Cleveland, Roberts." The back of the photograph includes a handwritten list of names along with two stamps.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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
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