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[Clipping: S.A. Girl Gets WASP Wings]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor Michel McLernon's graduation from the WASP flight school and Esther L. Stahr beginning her training for WASP flight school. The article includes close-up photographs of both women. There is part of a large advertisement on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 12, 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Plunging into her 90s]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about a WASP member, Frances L. Cisternino, who went skydiving for her 90th birthday, briefly describing her experience as service pilot in WWII. The article includes several photos of Cisternino preparing for and floating down from her sky-dive. The article is continued on the back of the clipping, with a photograph of the onlookers at the event, along with some obituaries and part of another article.
Date: December 10, 2002
Creator: Copenhaver, Larry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: The Neighbors]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a one-panel comic depicting a young woman angrily putting on a coat, talking to an older woman sitting in a living room. The caption reads, "Some day all the women will be telling their grand-children how they ferried bombers and stuff! I'll be pointed out as the one who sat evenings with the neighbors' children." Advertisements with illustrations for clothing are visible on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 13, 1942
Creator: Clark, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Brown with Large Photo of Herself #3]

Description: Photograph of Eleanor Brown in WASP uniform standing with a man whom appears to be her husband to the the right of an enlarged, black and white photo poster of Brown in her flight gear when she was in the WASP program. A note can be seen written on the back that reads, "We are standing beside a large poster at the entrance of the WASP display at the Museum of Flight in Dallas Tx, The funny yellow is a reflection from some lights. Was I surprised to be met by myself as we went in!"
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping photocopy: New WASP Uniforms Give Women Fliers Swank]

Description: Photocopy of a newspaper article about WASP members receiving new uniforms, and includes a description of WASP members' current duties. The article is surrounded by another article and several advertisements, including one for Mission Garden Tea. At the top of the photocopy, the date of the article and newspaper name (The New York Times) are handwritten.
Date: November 17, 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Medal]

Description: Newspaper clipping of part of an article about Maxine Flournoy and her experience flying for the WASP program in WWII. The article includes a photograph of Flournoy giving two "thumbs-up" from the cockpit of a small plane. There are other, smaller articles on the back of the clipping.
Date: [2007..]
Creator: Baird, Mike
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Monument to women in service dedicated]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about plans for a memorial honoring women who served in the U.S. military, including the meaning of the monument to veterans and family members of veterans, like Ann Freeman, Frieda Hardin, and Dahrie Christiansen. On the back of the clipping is part of an advertisement for supporting local small businesses.
Date: [1993..]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Girl Pilots]

Description: Featured article in LIFE magazine about the WASP members and life at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The article includes many photographs of the women taking classes, performing tasks, and training at the flight school. On the back of one of the pages is part of an article on narcotics.
Date: July 19, 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASP comic]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a comic depicting female plane mechanics discussing their male counterparts over lunch, next to an airplane. The caption reads, "They never try to get fresh with me. They're always too busy trying to keep up with me on the JOB."
Date: October 26, 1942
Creator: d'Alessio, Gregory
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: They just wanted to fly]

Description: Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members, including Grace Birge Mayfield, Mary Macabe, Kristine Lent, Alice Riff, Ann Oliver, Ann Criswell Adden, Verda Mae Jennings Lowe, Betty Haas Pfister, Florene Miller, Millicent Young, and Barbara Flemming Foss. The article discusses the personal experiences of the women serving in WWII. On the back of the clippings, there is an advertisement for a drapery shop and an article on catalog ordering.
Date: November 6, 1988
Creator: Magid, Ken
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Women Saved from Official Fate]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a brief article about how General Henry H. Arnold announced that the men were needed elsewhere and he needed more WASP.Congress discusses dissolving their division. On the back of the clipping, there are advertisements for Don Q rum, Durham-Enders razor kits, and a Carlton hotel.
Date: 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Wings of Freedom]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about a WWII airplane being displayed at the Victoria Regional Airport in Texas. The article details the history of the aircraft. There is another article about cotton pickers and cowboys beneath, and on the back of the clipping, there are anniversary announcements and an article about florists.
Date: February 25, 2007
Creator: Jone, Martha
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPS Galore]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about Mickey McLernon's plan to bring six of her fellow WASP trainees with her on her next visit home to San Antonio. There is an advertisement for a summer activity on the back of the clipping.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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