| Title |
Banquet at 8th Annual All Woman Transcontinental Air Race Long Beach, Calififornia, 1954 |
| Photo Number |
P0662n02_01_005 |
| Description |
On front: 8th Annual All Woman Transcontinental Air Race Long Beach, Calif., Knoxsville, Tenn. July 2-6, 1954 Pre-Take-Off Banquet lafayette Hotel, Long Beach Calif. At bottom right: 547-1B |
| Date |
1954 |
| Subject |
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 |
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, 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 |
 |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Finding Aid |
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv266936 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6z2zg08 |
| Setname |
uum_map |
| ID |
1968535 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z2zg08 |
