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[Norah O'Neill and Deborah Lawrie in Space Shuttle simulator] (Item)

Photograph of Norah O'Neill (left) and Deborah Lawrie (right) in a Space Shuttle simulator at Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas, circa 1996.Inscription on verso: "1996. Norah + Deborah Lawrie in Space Shuttle Simulator."

Laredo Army Air Field's WASPs (Item)

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. Includes a captioned photograph of the WASPs, including Dorothy Swal, Mildred Cladwell, Evelyn Fletcher, and Martha Swift. Other names have been cut off.

[Memorandum to Martha L. Smith from Captain Ralph De Geer, Laredo Army Air Field, December 20, 1944] (Item)

Memorandum to Martha L. Smith from Captain Ralph De Geer, Laredo Army Air Field, December 20, 1944. Awards Smith with the Emblem of Civilian Service for her WASP service during World War II. Award is attached to document. One (1) typed page.

Rosalie Gordon caught on landing gear (Item)

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 Lund and Tommy Thompson, attempts to reach her.Inscription on verso: "Rosalie Gordon caught on landing gear. Picture taken during rescue."

After the rescue (Item)

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 parachute became entangled in Pangborn's landing gear.Inscription on verso: "After the rescue. Lund, Rosalie, Girten, Thompson, Pang."

[Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Nicholson from Carol Nicholson, postmarked July 25, 1944] (Item)

Photographic postcard to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Nicholson from Carol Nicholson, postmarked July 25, 1944. Describes her flight training experiences with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Postcard image features a North American AT-6 Texan aircraft (nose number 340) in flight.

[Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Nicholson from Carol Nicholson, postmarked March 15, 1944] (Item)

Photographic postcard to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Nicholson from Carol Nicholson, postmarked March 15, 1944. Describes her flight training experiences with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Postcard image features a Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (Model A75N1) aircraft (tail number 01903).

[Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Nicholson from Carol Nicholson, April 20, 1944] (Item)

Photographic postcard to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Nicholson from Carol Nicholson, April 20, 1944. Describes her flight training experiences with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Postcard image features a North American AT-6 Texan Family aircraft (tail number 1726) in flight.

[Carol Nicholson standing outside building] (Item)

Photograph of Carol Nicholson standing outside a building at Alamo Field, Texas, circa 1943-1945.Inscription on verso: "This was taken at Alamo Field in San Antonio on my first trip there. Some major took it and you can nearly see me blushing. Shy kid - aint I?"

[Program for Easter service at Avenger Field, Texas, April 9, 1944] (Item)

Program for an Easter service at Avenger Field, Texas, April 9, 1944. Includes a handwritten note on the cover describing the service. Four pages.