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Jerri Truhill and Martha Ann Reading Prepare For The Powder Puff Derby
Black and white photograph of Martha Ann Reading (laying under wing) and Geraldine "Jerri" Sloan Truhill (squatting next to plane) working on their plane before the 1958 All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race, also known as the Powder Puff…
"The Spanish Fleet" of Beechcraft Airplanes
Color photograph, aerial view of Beechcraft single-engine planes on an airfield next to a building that reads "Beechcraft" in red letters on the side. A crowd of people stands in the center of the airfield.
The Spanish Fleet was delivered by…
The Spanish Fleet was delivered by…
Virginia Thomas
'Black and white photograph of Virginia Thomas wearing a dark skirt, checkered top, and with a fur wrap around her upper arms. She has one hand on the propeller of a plane and one hand behind her back. She is wearing an Amelia Earhart medallion…
Tags: 1960s, Ninety-Nines, Ohio, pilots
Presentation of Earhart First Day Cover
'Black and white photograph of President John F. Kennedy, wearing a suit and tie, standing outside a door at the White House and holding an envelope in his right hand. Also with him are, left to right, Blanche Noyes, Louise Smith, and Virginia…
Tags: 1960s, First Day Cover, pilots, White House
1966 Powder Puff Derby Winners
Black and white photograph of 14 women standing on a stage with a banner behind them reading "Welcome Powder Puff Derby Contestants 1966." In the center right under the "1966" stands Bernice Steadman, holding her 1st place trophy.
Tags: 1960s, Air Races, pilots, Powder Puff Derby, trophies
Gene Nora Stumbough Jessen
Black and white portrait of Betty Miller wearing a dark blouse in front of a blank background. Photo is from the chest up. Taken as part of record-keeping for the 1960 Woman in Space testing program conducted by Dr. William Randolph Lovelace.
Tags: 1960s, astronaut testing, Mercury 13, NASA, pilots, Woman in Space Program
Irene Leverton
Black and white portrait of Irene Leverton wearing a white blouse with a dark blazer in front of a blank background. Photo is from the chest up. Taken as part of record-keeping for the 1960 Woman in Space testing program conducted by Dr. William…
Tags: 1960s, astronaut testing, Mercury 13, NASA, pilots, Woman in Space Program
Geraldine "Jerri" Sloan Truhill
Black and white portrait of Jerri Truhill wearing a light-colored blouse in front of a blank background. Photo is from the waist up. Taken as part of record-keeping for the 1960 Woman in Space testing program conducted by Dr. William Randolph…
Rhea Hurrle Allison Woltman
Black and white portrait of Rhea Hurle wearing a dark sweater in front of a blank background. Photo is from the chest up. Taken as part of record-keeping for the 1960 Woman in Space testing program conducted by Dr. William Randolph Lovelace.
Marion Dietrich
Black and white portrait of Marion Dietrich wearing a dark shirt in front of a blank background. Photo is from the shoulders up. Taken as part of record-keeping for the 1960 Woman in Space testing program conducted by Dr. William Randolph Lovelace.
Bernice "B" Trimble Steadman
Black and white portrait of B Steadman wearing a dark top and pearl necklace in front of a blank background. Photo is from the shoulders up. Taken as part of record-keeping for the 1960 Woman in Space testing program conducted by Dr. William Randolph…
Janet Dietrich
Black and white portrait of Jan Dietrich wearing a blazer and pearl necklace in front of a blank background. Photo is from the chest up.
Taken as part of record-keeping for the 1960 Woman in Space testing program conducted by Dr. William Randolph…
Taken as part of record-keeping for the 1960 Woman in Space testing program conducted by Dr. William Randolph…
Jean Hixson
Black and white side profile of Jean Hixson, wearing a white blouse patterned with Grecian urns. Taken as part of record-keeping for the 1960 Woman in Space testing program conducted by Dr. William Randolph Lovelace.
Sarah Gorelick Ratley
Black and white portrait of Sarah Gorelick Ratley wearing a button-up sleeveless top in front of a dark background. Photo is from the chest up. Taken as part of record-keeping for the 1960 Woman in Space testing program conducted by Dr. William…
Jane Briggs Hart
Black and white portrait of Jane Briggs Hart wearing a light-colored button-up blouse in front of a blank background. Photo is from the chest up. Taken as part of record-keeping for the 1960 Woman in Space testing program conducted by Dr. William…
Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb at the Controls
Black and white photograph of Jerrie Cobb holding a map, seated in the cockpit of a plane.
Tags: 1960s, Aero Commander, pilots
Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb Sits on a Plane Wing
Black and white photograph of Jerrie Cobb wearing a skirt and sweater set, sitting on the wing of the plane. One hand is touching the wing and the other is waving.
Tags: 1960s, Aero Commander, pilots
Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb in Cockpit
Black and white photograph of jerrie Cobb in flight suit, strapped in the cockpit of a plane. She is holding a helmet that reads "U.S. Air Force" and has a badge pinned to her chest that reads "Official Visitor"
Tags: 1960s, air base, astronaut testing, Mercury 13, NASA, pilots, Woman in Space Program