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[Hail Storm at Sweetwater, Texas]

Description: 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.
Date: September 16, 1991
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Rigdon Edwards]

Description: Photograph of Rigdon Edwards, one of the instructors of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program at Avenger Field. He is visible from the waist up and wears a peaked cap, leather jacket, button-down shirt, dark tie, and light-colored trousers.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Hazel Raines]

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing a flight suit standing next to the wing of a small airplane. The typewritten label attached to the photograph's bottom edge states, "Hazel Raines (Former WAFS) 44-W-4."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar]

Description: Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a car parked to the left of the building, and the left side of the front door is open.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aerial Photograph of 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field #1]

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

[Aerial Photograph of Airport in Sweetwater #1]

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

[Three WASP Trainees]

Description: Photograph of Lillian Glezen, Anna Baron, and unnamed woman standing behind a sign that reads, "Women Trainees Only In This Area."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Class 43-W-3]

Description: Photograph of the 43-W-3 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) standing in rows and holding certificates. A crowd is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP with Cochran at Wishing Well]

Description: Photograph of several WASP and a man in uniform posed behind a short wall of a well. Jackie Cochran can be seen in a dark dress near the center. All have their right hands raised with crossed fingers. "Sweetwater, Texas 1943" is written at the top of the photo, and some of the women are labeled on the photo in pen. These are left to right, "DeBernard,Thompson, Kerr, Cochran, Muccie, Moynahan". A small piece of paper is taped to the back of the photo with a type list of these names in full. it … more
Date: 1943
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aerial Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport #3]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Howell, Courtney Johnnie
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran and Gerald Brant]

Description: Photograph of Jacqueline Cochran and General Gerald C. Brant sitting in folding chairs at the graduation ceremony for the 43-W-1 class of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Date: April 24, 1943
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Village #3]

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

[Photograph of WASP Instructors Edwards and Hoogerwerf]

Description: Photograph of Rigdon Edwards and Hubert Hoogerwerf, instructors in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program. Edwards, on the left, is wearing a flight suit, helmet, sunglasses, and a parachute while Hoogerwerf is wearing sunglasses, a button down shirt, and pants. Sunlight streams through the windows in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aerial Photograph of Avenger Field at Sweetwater]

Description: 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.
Date: September 16, 1991
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Robert G. Fowler's Aircraft The Cole Flyer #2]

Description: Photograph of Robert G. Fowler's aircraft, The Cole Flyer at Sweetwater, Tx. A crowd of people can be seen surrounding the small aircraft.
Date: November 24, 1911
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Air Force Radar Station at Avenger Field #2]

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: 1981?
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Aerial Photograph of Airport and Runways #2]

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

[Aerial Photograph of 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field #2]

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

[Avenger Field Sign]

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

[Robert G. Fowler's Aircraft, The Cole Flyer #1]

Description: Photograph of Robert G. Fowler's aircraft, The Cole Flyer at Sweetwater, Tx. A crowd of people can be seen surrounding the small aircraft.
Date: November 24, 1911
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Four WASP Trainees Doing Chores]

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

[Two WASP at the Wishing Well]

Description: Photograph of two WASP trainees visiting the wishing well at Avenger Field. The women are visible from the back and are wearing coveralls commonly referred to as "zoot suits." The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Major Urban and Members of Class 44-W-1]

Description: Photograph of Major Urban and six members of class 44-W-1 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). The typewritten label attached to the photo's bottom edge restates the information written on the back of the photo. The back of the photo is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Margaret Chamberlin Sunbathing]

Description: Photograph of Margaret Chamberlin, a trainee in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), sunbathing. She is visible from the chest up and reclines with her hands held behind her head.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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