Alberta Hunt in dress uniform in front of a vehicle with Oregon license plate, Sweetwater, Texas, 1944

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Title Alberta Hunt in dress uniform in front of a vehicle with Oregon license plate, Sweetwater, Texas, 1944
Photo Number p0662n01_01_013
Description On back: Alberta Hunt -- Dress Uniform '44 Sweetwater, TX
Date 1944
Subject Nicholson, Alberta Hunt, 1914-2002--Photographs; United States. Army Air Forces. Women Air Service Pilots; Aeronautics, Military--United States--History. Air pilots, Military--United States--Biography. World War II; Aviatrices; Women in aeronautics; Women test pilots
Spatial Coverage Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas, 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/s67yqmat
Setname uum_map
ID 1968547
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67yqmat
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