Title |
Woman hands certificate to Alberta, center, and Maxine Nielson, right |
Photo Number |
p0662n01_04_013 |
Description |
On front: Jocile Edelman, Chairman of the Albuquer[missing text] Presents a Certificate to Alberta Hunt[missing text] And June Kaiser of Moab Making Thi[missing text] Senioritas of the City of Albuquerque[missing text] Gas Stops on the Powder Puff Derby |
Date |
1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966 |
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 |
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, 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 |
Rights |
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Type |
Image/StillImage |
Finding Aid |
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv266936 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s62rnnzw |
Setname |
uum_map |
ID |
1968586 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62rnnzw |