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[Clipping: Golden moment here at last for war pilots]

Description: Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members being honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for their service in WWII. The article focuses primarily on a member named Susie Bain, including two photographs. On the back of the first clipping are advertisements, and on the back of the second clipping are articles about Texas politics and the death penalty.
Date: March 10, 2010
Creator: Rosales, Christina
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Flag Certificate]

Description: Document certifying that a flag presented to Mickey Brown by the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau was flown by the Texas State Capitol on September 16, 2008 in honor of the WASP 2008 reunion.
Date: September 17, 2008
Creator: State of Texas House of Representatives
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Veterans Remembered"]

Description: Magazine clipping containing letters from John Mounce and Chaplin Robert Deming about Veteran's Day celebrations and dedications. Editor's notes about the next issue's content are highlighted.
Date: November 1992
Creator: Mounce, John & Deming, Robert T.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Secret role of women fliers recalled]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about WASP being hidden from public knowledge, including the U.S. Department of Defense withholding veteran status from the women who served in WWII. The article includes a photograph of a group of young women in jumpsuits walking away from a small propeller plane. On the back of the clipping is a large advertisement for a sale, and part of an article about Fort Concho.
Date: November 24, 1991
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women, Wings and War]

Description: Photocopy of an article discussing Margaret Harper's experience serving in the WASP, duties she was given, the discontinuation of the WASP, and sexual discrimination against female veterans. Another article about the history and preservation of WASP history in Texas Woman's University is also included.
Date: July 18, 1989
Creator: Porter, Bob
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Honorable Mention Photo AFT Contest]

Description: 2 clippings of a photo of T&P train #610 and The Freedom Train Photo Contest logo. Some white steam is rising from the engine. Written underneath the clipping are "- Railfan pg 32 - Photo taken at Austin, Texas Feb 17th 1976 using a 6x7 Pentax; Photo took honorable mention in AFT photo contest." and "Tom Kelcec."
Date: October 1977
Creator: Kelcec, Tom
Partner: The Grace Museum

[T&P Trains #610 and #4449]

Description: Photograph of T&P trains #610 and #4449. There are cars behind them and people near the cab looking at the train. Written below the image are "Austin, Texas Feb 15th 1976" and "Allen Rider."
Date: February 15, 1976
Creator: Rider, Allen
Partner: The Grace Museum

[T&P Trains #610 and #4449]

Description: Photograph of T&P trains #610 and #4449 in Austin, Texas. There are small crowds of people near the trains. Written below the image are "Austin, Texas Feb 15th 1976" and "Allen Rider."
Date: February 15, 1976
Creator: Rider, Allen
Partner: The Grace Museum
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