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[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
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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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Receiving Wings]

Description: Photograph of a WASP receiving her wings pin from an instructor in an air force cap. The photo is taken outdoors at what appears to be sunset and a building can be seen in the background. The woman is holding a rolled up paper, possibly a diploma.
Date: unknown
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Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Airfield Buildings #2]

Description: Photograph of multiple rows of air field buildings on either side of a dirt street or court yard. Two ambulance vans can be seen parked in the foreground with a third vehicle. A yellow note adhered to the front of the photo reads, "WASP cantonment area, Avenger Field, TX 1942-1944 (Note wishing well in center of area (Courtesy Air Force Historical Agency).
Date: unknown
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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
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Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Getting Ready to Fly #2]

Description: Photograph of a group of four women in flight suits and two men, one in flight suit and one in a cowboy hat, standing in a field next to a plane and a truck with tank. They appear to be talking and checking equipment.
Date: unknown
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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
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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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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