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Newspaper clipping, "Women Powder Makers Happy and Zealous in Their Work," from the Public Ledger (Philadelphia), August 4, 1918. Reports on women factory workers in the gunpowder industry during World War I. Reverse is a children's section with…

Photograph of Rosalie Gordon's rescue after her parachute became entangled in the landing gear of a Standard J-1 aircraft, Houston, Texas, March 1924. Gordon hangs beneath Clyde Pangborn and Milton Girten's plane while a second J-1, piloted by Freddy…

Cookbook titled "Northwest 99 Stove Pilot Cookbook," created by the Northwest chapter of the Ninety-Nines (International Organization of Women Pilots), 1958. Cover includes a hand-drawn illustration of states from the Northwest region of the…

Photograph of Julius A. and Effie Hortense Barr at the Lin Jung hot springs near Xi'an, China, circa 1934-1937. Based on a previous inscription, this spot is likely the Huaqing Hot Springs, where Zhang Xueliang detained General Chiang Kai-shek in…

Photograph of two women, identified as Miss Chao and her sister, standing outside the home of Zhang Xueliang in Wuchang, China, circa 1934-1937. Photo from album page 7.Inscription on album page: "Marshal Chang, Bobby, Miss Chao and her sister at the…

Newspaper clipping, "Lucky lovelies," from The Honolulu Advertiser (Hawaii), October 9, 1950. Features a photograph of United Air Lines stewardesses, including Thelma Irene "Tim" McGraw (name misspelled in article as "McGray"), who have been assigned…

Newspaper clipping, "Laredo Army Air Field's WASPs," from unidentified newspaper, circa 1940s. Articles notes that several Women Airforce Service Pilots are leaving their service at Laredo Army Air Field following the disbanding of the program.…

Newspaper clipping, "Lady Pilot Wins Top Air Award," from unidentified newspaper, circa 1950s-1960s. Article describes Martha L. Bullock receiving the Pilot of the Year award from the North Georgia chapter of the Ninety-Nines. Includes a photo of…

Stereograph, "Happy Reunion for Soldier Fathers," Set Number 48, Image Number 19153, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1921. Image of a group of soldiers, two in the front posed holding babies and standing next to their wives. Caption on reverse…

Photograph of (from left to right) Freddy Lund, Rosalie Gordon, Milton Girten, Tommy Thompson, and Clyde Pangborn standing next to a Standard J-1 aircraft, Houston, Texas, 1924. Image was taken after Gordon's rescue; during a parachute jump, her…