Alberta, right, and woman stand in front of airplane at "Powder Puff Derby" women's race

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Title Alberta, right, and woman stand in front of airplane at "Powder Puff Derby" women's race
Photo Number p0662n01_01_007
Description Aircraft marked Riley Drug Moab Monticello Utah
Date 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965
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/s67hyd77
Setname uum_map
ID 1968542
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67hyd77
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