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Identifier
20049481
Description
Ruth Nichols, right, holder of three records for women pilots and the first woman airline pilot in the United States, shown with her secretary Miss Mercedes Ormston. Miss Nichols is shown here in her capacity as executive of Relief Wings, a humanitarian air service, standing beside her plane at Municipal Airport. Miss Ormston is exiting the plane and is handing her a briefcase. Both women are wearing collared shirts, skirts and hats.
Archival Date
1941-04-20
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-1363
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Pilots; Briefcases; Municipal Airport; War Relief; Ormston, Mercedes (Miss); Nichols, Ruth; Airplanes; Relief Wings
Subjects
Pilots; Briefcases; Municipal Airport; War Relief; Ormston, Mercedes (Miss); Nichols, Ruth; Airplanes; Relief Wings