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- [U.S. Map]
- Photograph of a map of the united states. Part of Mexico and Canada are also seen on the map.
- [Woman with Snowball]
- Photograph of a woman in a winter coat, possibly Eleanor Brown, holding a snowball and smiling. Snow covers the ground and a single story brick home with a Greek revival portico can be seen to the right in the background.
- [Older Planes at Air Show]
- Photograph of several vintage looking bi-planes parked in rows in an open grassy field. Many are painted blue and yellow.
- [Woman on Bike]
- Photograph of a woman in a dark skirt and a light blouse standing on a bicycle in a backyard or garden. The woman appears to be Eleanor Brown. A house can be seen to the back left.
- [Men in Crowd #3]
- Blurry photo of a small group of people in the center of a ring formed by a crowd. A man can be seen walking past the crowd in the foreground and one of the center men in a top hat appears to be carrying or picking up a young boy. The scene is possibly a circus act or other performance.
- [Tree By Lake #3]
- Photograph of a large tree by a lake, with a sidewalk and grassy park area in the foreground.
- [Email from Sherry Ringler to the WASP Board, October 2, 2007]
- Email from Sherry Ringler to the WASP Board containing the mailing addresses for members of the Bosca family.
- [Flag Pole #2]
- Photograph of a U.S. flag pole at what appears to be either a military cemetery or memorial.
- [Speaker at Gold Medal Ceremony #12]
- Photograph of a male speaker in front of a crowd at a WASP medal ceremony at the U.S. Capitol building. Six U.S. flags and the Statue of Freedom can be seen in the background.
- [Air Force Formations]
- Photograph of a large group of Air Force personnel organized into multiple formation blocks marching down a path. A long building, more formation blocks, and a plane can be seen in the background.
- [Cameraman in Cherry Picker Lift #2]
- Photograph of a truck with a hydraulic lift basket parked at an air show. A man with a camera can be seen in the basket and two men can be seen standing in the foreground. A crowd is seen gathered around a yellow plane in the back right.
- [Congressional Record - Senate - January 14, 1977]
- Photocopied text of an excerpt from the Congressional Record containing Senator Barry Goldwater's introduction of bill S. 247 to provide veterans' benefits to the WASPs. Goldwater's remarks are followed by five articles on the WASPs, their service during WWII, and their efforts to obtain veterans' status.
- [Small White House]
- Photograph of a single story white house on a trimmed lawn with a side walk leading up to the edge of the road in the foreground. The house is surrounded by green trees and shrubs, including a very large Magnolia tree, seen to the left. A lamp post can be seen to the right of the sidewalk in the yard.
- [Brown After Ceremony]
- Photograph of Eleanor Brown in WASP uniform after a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony. She appears teary eyed and is looking off camera to the left. Other people can be seen in the background, including some Air Force personnel.
- [Drawing of Avenger Field]
- Photograph of a drawing of Avenger field on a red background. The buildings are laid out and labeled as they would have been when WASP were staying there.
- [WASP Board Meeting Agenda]
- Agenda for the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006.
- [Eleanor Brown in Dress Uniform]
- Photograph of young Eleanor Brown posed for a portrait while wearing her WASP dress uniform without the beret. A WASP wings pin can be seen on the breast of her coat along with four other WASP pins on her lapels.
- [WASP Dedication]
- Text containing information about the WASP dedication to be held at The Highground on July 31, 2006.
- [Letter from Eleanor Brown to Caro Bosca, May 6, 2006]
- Letter from Eleanor Brown to Caro Bosca discussing the Action Without Meeting Ballot and recent actions taken by the WASP board.
- [Small WASP Reunion]
- Photograph of several WASP sitting around tables and talking together in an unfinished room. A younger woman sitting on the left side of the foreground table can be seen wearing a commercial pilot uniform.
- [WASP Working at Display Booth]
- Photograph of four WASP working at a display booth table for the history of WASP. A woman in pink cna be seen with a camera in the foreground, In the background, several WASP cardboard cutouts can be seen stood in front of several U.S. and Air Force Pilot flags.
- Certificate of Inspection
- Certificate of Inspection awarded to Eleanor Brown at the 50th Anniversary Reunion of the WASP in San Antonio, Texas. The certificate consists of text framed by a blue border and is signed by George W. Connell, "Chief WASP Wings Inspector."
- [WASP Sharing Drinks #2]
- Photograph of three older WASP sitting at a table together smoking cigarettes and drinking beer. Another woman is standing in the background holding a camera.
- [WASP Banquet]
- Photograph of several WASP and family members seated at tables in a banquet hall. Eleanor Brown can be seen standing up. A note in pen on the back of the photo reads, "Omaha, Nebraska Reunion, Marty Sarager?, Gayle Snell, Caty Denze, Mickey Brown, Ethel Lytch".
- [Flyer: Wingtip-to-Wingtip Association]
- Flyer announcing the establishment of the Wingtip-to-Wingtip Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the living members of the WASP and their families. The reverse side includes a membership application to the the organization.
- [McLernon Autobiographic Sketch]
- Short autobiographic essay written by Eleanor McLernon on her life, family, career, and experience with the WASP program. A note paired with the paper reads, "Brief autobiographic sketch for the ALL-WASP lino graphic book Betty Turner currently working on (1999)".
- [Lake at Sunset #8]
- Photograph of a sunset on a lake. A small tree can be seen in the left foreground.
- [Brown with Senator Hutchison]
- Photograph of Eleanor Brown standing with then Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Hutchison is seen in a red coat to the right, and Eleanor is seen to the left in her WASP blazer and a name tag that reads, "Eleanor Mickey Brown, WASP, Victoria, Texas". A second name tag below that reads, "Eleanor McLernon Brown". Printed text at the bottom of the photo reads, "To Eleanor Mickey Brown, Best Wishes", and the signature in blue ink on the bottom right reads, "Kay Bailey Hutchison".
- [Gold Medal Ceremony]
- Photograph of a female speaker at a podium with a WASP in uniform standing to the left at a Gold Medal Ceremony within the U.S. Capitol building. Six U.S. flags and the Statue of Freedom can be seen in the background.
- [Woman and Child in Sandbox]
- Photograph of woman and a young girl in light clothes playing in sandbox by the side of a building. The woman appears to be Eleanor Brown.
- [Air Force ROTC Color Guard #3]
- Photograph of four Air Force ROTC color guard members holding up rifles and a U.S. flag while walking down a set of stone steps outdoors.
- [Brown Speaking Under Tent]
- Photograph of Eleanor Brown standing in the shade of an outdoor tent. She is wearing a blue WASP scarf and speaking into a microphone, possibly at a WASP memorial. A blonde haired woman can be seen standing to the back left.
- [Envelope Addressed to Eleanor Brown]
- Stamped envelope sent from Garth Didlick and addressed to Eleanor Brown.
- [WASP with Restaurant Menus]
- Photograph of a group of several WASP around a rectangular table, dressed in white shirts and blue reunion scarves. They are seen looking at restaurant menus while a waitress stands to the back right. Eleanor Brown can be seen in the right foreground. A man can be seen standing in the background to the left.
- [Man at Air Show #2]
- Photograph of a man posing for the camera at an air show. Several planes of various sizes can be seen along with crowds of people in the background. Some of the planes are civilian aircraft while others appear to be military.
- [Letter from Eleanor Brown to John Roberts, May 5, 1977]
- Letter from Eleanor Brown to John Roberts of the Victoria Advocate discussing pending legislation to award veterans' status to the WASPs. She mentions that she has enclosed copies of the bills and thanks him for his support in publicizing the WASPs' efforts to obtain veterans' status.
- [D.C. Tour Group]
- Photograph taken late fall or early winter of a group of people seen standing in a loose line outdoors on a sidewalk and set of steps, with a building or monument in the background. The photo appears to be somewhere in Washington D.C.
- [Man Cutting Tree Branches #2]
- Photograph of a man in a tree attached to the trunk with a rope at the waste, using a chainsaw to trim branches.
- [Planes Flying in Sky #2]
- Photograph of two planes seen flying in the sky above a building with a clay tile roof and a cross.
- [WASP Regular Board Meeting Minutes]
- Minutes from the WASP's regular board meeting held October 7, 2000 in Sweetwater, TX. Includes a list of members present and a summary of the business discussed and motions made during the meeting.
- [WASP Panel Talk #3]
- Photograph of seven WASP sitting at a panel table with a projection screen behind them. A small audience can be seen in the foreground facing the women, and a WASP can be seen with a microphone at a podium to the left.
- [WASP in Restaurant #2]
- Photograph of three WASP at a diner table in a restaurant, wearing white shirts and two wearing blue reunion scarves. Posters with airplanes can be seen on the wall in the background.
- [WASP at Highground Memorial]
- Photograph of WASP Dorothy Lewis and Carol Hamilton at the Highground Memorial with a WASP statue. One of the women is wearing a blue WASP reunion scarf. A plaque below the statue reads, "Women Airforce Service Pilots W.A.S.P. World War II 1942-1944". A note on the back of the photo reads, "At The Highgrouns Memorial, Carol Hamilton, Dot Lewis".
- [Email from Betty J. Brown, June 12, 2006]
- Email from Betty J. Brown in support of hiring Sherry Ringler to be the executive director of the WASP organization.
- [People Cooking in Kitchen #2]
- Photograph of three people, two men and a woman, cooking together in a home kitchen. The woman can be seen battering chicken with flour.
- [AT-6 Being Refueled #6]
- Photograph of yellow AT-6 plane being refueled on a runway. Two men stand on either side of the left most wing while a third person is seen sitting on the wing using the fuel nozzle. The fuel tank can be seen parked to the far left.
- [Planes on Field]
- Photograph of several different kinds of planes seen behind a fence on a grassy field.
- [Various Planes on Air Strip]
- Photograph of various types of small airplanes located together on an air strip. The end of a dark vehicle can be seen in the left foreground and a pine tree can be seen to the right.
- [WASP with Banner]
- Paper copied photo of a group of several reunion WASP standing together and holding up a blu and white banner that reads, "W.A.S.P. W.W.II 44-9 Women Air Force Service Pilots". Four of the women in the bottom row to the right are dressed in uniform.
- [WASP 44-9 Reunion]
- Photograph of several WASP members with name tags and blue reunion scarves posed in three rows at a Nebraska reunion. A woman in the middle of the bottom row is holding a blue sign that say, "44-9". Handwritten notes can be seen on the back of the photo that read, "Front Row: L-R Marty Revel (Sarager),,,,Betty Turner (Stagg), (2): Katy (McGrath) Henze, Ethel (Lytch) Miller, Elaine Harmon, Margaret Jones (T), Ruth (Groves) Kearney, Mildred (House) Ferree, Gayle Snell, Top: Helen (Cannon) Johnson, Betty (Martin) Riddle,, Mickey (McLernon) Brown, Margaret Gee" and "Omaha, Neb. Reunion 1998".