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Black and white photograph of Jackie Cochran, wearing trousers and suit blazer with a lapel pin visible, standing in front of the propeller of her Staggerwing Beech plane. The engine has flowers draped over it. Jackie is holding something in her left…

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'Sepia-toned photograph of Ruth Nichols wearing full winter flight suit, standing in front of her single-engine plane named Akita with her hand outstretched in a wave. Taken before her world altitude record flight.

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Black and white photograph of Lauretta Schimmoler wearing flight helmet and goggles, leather jacket, and trousers. She stands with her right arm propped on the side of her plane.

Caption on the back of the photo reads "Lauretta Schimmoler, circa…

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Sepia-toned photograph of Helen MacCloskey (left) and Helen Richey (right), seated on a plane. MacCloskey is wearing a skirt/dress with a ribbon pinned to her; Richey is wearing trousers and a sweater.

Caption on the back of the photo reads…

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Sepia-toned photograph of Frankie Renner wearing winter flight suit next to her WACO P-40 single-engine aircraft. In upper left corner of photograph is inscription confirming this to be an authentic photograph of Frankie Renner. Reads, "Certified to…

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Sepia-toned photograph of Frankie Renner wearing full winter flight suit and oxygen mask, standing next to her WACO P-40 single-engine aircraft.

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Sepia-toned portrait of Teddy Kenyon wearing a high-necked blouse with a double-breasted coat. Her coat has two propellers and "TAILSPIN" on the breast pocket.

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Black and white photograph of Nancy Bird Walton (left), Peggy McKillop (center), and a passenger standing next to a biplane. Walton and McKillop are both in flight suits and helmets.

Caption on the back of the image reads "Left to right, Nancy…

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Sepia-toned photograph of Teddy Kenyon holding a bowl-shaped trophy in her hand. She is wearing light-colored clothing and is standing in front of her plane. The trophy was awarded to Kenyon for winning first prize in the 1933 National Champion…
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