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[1978 WASP Conference, Air Force Academy tour ticket]
A ticket for Gayle Snell from the 1978 WASP Conference in Colorado Springs, marked for a tour of the US Air Force Academy.
[Baptistry Painting for Fowler, Colorado]
A black and white photograph of the painting created by Blanche Perry for a Church of Christ in Fowler, Colorado. Scene shows wide, calm water with trees and wooded banks and mountains in the background. Photograph is entitled "Sunrise over Jordan." Inscription on back reads in part, "The Sun of Righteousness over the Jordan Hills. Fall coloring."
[Baptistry Painting for Fowler, Colorado #2]
A black and white photograph of the painting created by Blanche Perry for a Church of Christ in Fowler, Colorado. Scene shows wide, calm water with trees and wooded banks and mountains in the background. Photograph is entitled "Sunrise over Jordan."
[Bridge over mountain river]
Photograph of steel bridge over a river in Rocky Mountains, somewhere in Colorado. Behind it are two buildings at the base of a ridge, with several 1970s-style cars parked in front.
[Cadets Marching at Air Force Academy]
Photograph of several formations of Air Force Academy cadets marching on pavement past the Chapel Overlook. Vandenberg Hall is visible in the background; a T-38 stands on display at the left corner of the grass.
[Clipping: WASPs Got Niche in History With Goldwater's Help]
Newspaper clipping from the Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph discussing the recent recognition of the WASP as military veterans due to legislation sponsored by Barry Goldwater, with a picture of Millicent Young. On the back are excerpts about the Palestinian and Lebanese conflicts.
[Gayle Snell and Woman by Pool]
Photograph of Gayle Snell sitting in a chair by a rooftop pool while another woman sits on the ground. Southern Colorado Springs is visible in the background, beyond which are The Horns and Cheyenne Mountain.
[Gayle Snell and Woman Talking]
Photograph of Gayle Snell (right) and another woman seated and talking in a room with wood paneled walls at the 1978 WASP reunion.
[Gayle Snell in Mountain Parking Lot]
Photograph of Gayle Snell standing with a camera in a parking lot at the base of a large, forested hill. Various 1970s-style cars are parked around her.
[Gayle Snell outside of Hotel hosting WASP Reunion]
Photograph of a WASP veteran Gayle Snell standing in the front of a hotel in Colorado Springs, hosting the 1978 WASP reunion. Various 1970s style cars are visible in the parking lot.
[Gayle Snell with Friend on Bed]
Photograph of Gayle Snell, right, sitting with another woman on a bed in a hotel room. Snell is wearing a WASP reunion nametag.
[Letter from Eleanor "Mickey" Brown to Betty, October 23, 1978?]
Letter from WASP Mickey Brown to a friend named Betty discussing pictures from the reunion in Colorado Springs, flying, recent correspondence, and other minor topics.
[Letter from Ruby Conaway McIntosh to T. N. Carswell - October 29, 1951]
A letter written to T. N. Carswell from Ruby Conaway McIntosh, Denver, Colorado. McIntosh advises Carswell that she read of his work in the Abilene Reporter and has enclosed a clipping about a friend doing similar rehabilitation for the state of Colorado. The enclosure includes an article printed by the Denver Post dated October 29, 1951 titled "Let Your Heart Fill Your Chest -- Parolees Get Help."
[Letter from S. L. Edwards to Blanche Perry]
Typewritten and signed letter by S.L. Edwards of the Church of Christ in Hoffman Heights, Aurora, Colorado, thanking Perry for the baptistry painting. Letter includes envelope and is dated October 2, 1957.
[Photograph of WASP in Uniform at Air Force Academy]
Photograph of fiveWASP standing outside in front of a plant bed at the Air Force Academy, with the Cadet Chapel visible in the background. The women are wearing variations of the blue WASP uniform.
[Pikes Peak Cog Railway Depot]
Photograph of the front of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway depot in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Some late-1970s style cars are visible.
[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #1]
A copy of a typewritten essay by Blanche Perry to the Colorado Springs Church of Christ entitled "Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting." Symbols noted include cross, blood, dove, Spirit, water, mountains, valley.
[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #2]
A copy of a typewritten essay by Blanche Perry to the Colorado Springs Church of Christ entitled "Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting." Symbols noted include cross, blood, dove, Spirit, water, mountains, valley.
[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting #4]
A copy of a typewritten essay by Blanche Perry to the Colorado Springs Church of Christ entitled "Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting." Symbols noted include cross, blood, dove, Spirit, water, mountains, valley.
[Presentation and Interpretation of Baptistry Painting Draft]
A 7-page handwritten version of Blanche Perry's essay "Presentation and Interpretation: Baptistry Painting" to the Colorado Springs Church of Christ. This letter contains more information than the typewritten version.
[Red Boulder in Woods]
Photograph of a large redstone boulder on top of a rise in a pinewood forest. There is a flat rock or a stump in the centerground.
[Spiritual Interpretation of Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ]
Typed essay by Perry entitled "Spiritual Interpretation of Picture: Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ" dated October 19, 1937.
[Spiritual Interpretation of Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ #2]
Typed draft essay by Perry entitled "Spiritual Interpretation of Picture: Painting, Park Hill Church of Christ" dated October 19, 1937. Early draft of finished copy with revisions and notations by Perry. Uses theme of The Elect Lady. Symbols and images mentioned include Rocky Mountains, Mount Evans, citizenship in heaven, cross, shaft of light, sun, dove-shaped cloud, water, rock, trees.
[Train Engine #2317 and Car]
Photograph of a train engine and attached car on railroad tracks, viewed from the side. The number "2317" is visible on the cab. Additional tracks lay in front, beside various materials and debris. Two buildings are visible behind the engine. Handwritten text below the image says, "Limon, Colo. Oct 24th 1939 (ex T&P #558)."
[Two WASP Veterans at Garden of the Gods]
Photograph of two WASP veterans standing on the side of a road next to the Balanced and Steamboat Rocks at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado.
[Two WASP Veterans at Reunion]
Photograph of two WASP veterans of class 44-W-9 at the 1978 reunion, smiling at a table with drinks and cigarettes. Two women are visible behind them, a third woman sits on the left edge of the frame, and a person's arm and hand obscures the right edge.
[Victor, Colorado, Town Hall]
Photograph of the town hall and neighboring buildings in Victor, Colorado.
[WASP at Dome in Mountains]
Photograph of a WASP veteran in her uniform standing by a railing, across the road from a partially obscured white dome, perhaps an observatory. In the background is a tall ridgeline. Behind the railing is a Greyhound Bus and a 1980s-style sedan.
[WASP Class 43-4 at 1978 Reunion]
Photograph of class 43-4 of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) taken at the 1978 reunion held in Colorado Springs. There are three rows of women, one seated with their ankles crossed, and two standing. Some of the women are wearing their WASP uniforms.
[WASP veterans at Air Force Academy Chapel]
Photograph of a group of WASP veterans in uniform posing together in front of the US Air Force Academy Chapel.
[WASP Veterans near Mountains]
Photograph of two WASP veterans, one in uniform and both wearing nametags, standing by a parking lot somewhere in the Colorado Front Range. Behind them is a bus and several 1970s-style cars.
[WASP Veterans sitting at table at reunion]
Photograph of four WASP veterans sitting together at a table with drinks and cigarettes during the 1978 reunion. Gayle Snell is seated on the far right. Other veterans and people stand and sit in the background.
[WASP Veterans talking together at Reunion]
Photograph of three WASPs conversing at a table during the 1978 reunion, while a fourth stands with a camera behind them. There are drinks and cigarettes on the table and additional people in the background.
[Woman by Large Rocks]
Photograph of a woman with a camera standing in front of two large rocks. A pine branch is in the top-left corner.
[Woman on Bridge near Cabins]
Photograph of a woman standing on a wooden bridge over a creek. Behind her are some cabins along a road at the base of a wooded ridge. A truck and some 1970s-era cars are visible.
[Women Talking at WASP Reunion]
Photograph of two women, probably WASP veterans, seated at a table and talking over drinks and cigarettes at the 1978 WASP reunion. Various other people are visible behind them.
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