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Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field Photographs and Clipping
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2011-00-00-15
Content Description
The Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field Photographs and Clipping is a small collection of visual and textual materials documenting the the Associated Women Pilots of Boeing Field (AWPBF), circa late 1930s-1940s.The collection includes thirteen black-and-white photographic prints of six discrete images. One image is an informal portrait of a woman pilot in her coveralls, helmet and goggles. The name on her coveralls reads "Penney." One image depicts a department store display...
Dates:
1937-circa 1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel Pilot Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1992-09-26
Abstract
Dorothy (Hester) Stenzel (1910-1991) was born in Ardenwald, Oregon and learned to fly in the late 1920s. Stenzel then gained fame for stunt flying and broke several records through the mid-1930s. The collection contains seven scrapbooks and assorted textual materials and photographs that document Stenzel's career as one of the first female stunt pilots.
Dates:
circa 1928-1991
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives