Alberta, right, with woman and airplane marked Hudgin Air Service Tucson, Arizona

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Title Alberta, right, with woman and airplane marked Hudgin Air Service Tucson, Arizona
Photo Number p0662n01_04_010
Description On front: Beatrice Edgerly Macpherson with Co-pilot Alberta Nicholson (my first race) 1955 Long Beach-Springfield, Mass.
Date 1955
Keywords Airfield, airport, runway
Subject Nicholson, Alberta Hunt, 1914-2002--Photographs; Ninety-Nine's International Organization of Women Pilots; Powder puff derby; All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race; National Women's Air Derby; Air pilots--Licenses--United States.
Spatial Coverage United States
Additional Information Nicholson (1914-2002) was one of the first women test pilots to fly for the United States Air Force. She was a member of the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) during World War II, from 1943 until the group was disbanded in 1944. Also included are photos of Alberta and friends/competitors in cross country air races. Photographs depict planes she flew and worked on, airfields, reunions, contests, and other pilots, co-pilots, and instructors.
Collection Number and Name P0662 Alberta Hunt Nicholson photograph collection, circa 1943-1980
Collection Name Alberta Hunt Nicholson photograph collection
Relation is Part of Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive
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Type Image/StillImage
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv266936
ARK ark:/87278/s678v3xa
Setname uum_map
ID 1968583
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s678v3xa
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