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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution womensday science service records scienceservicerecords society for science & the public societyforsciencethepublic jacqueline cochran jacquelinecochran jackie cochran jackiecochran women airforce service pilots womenairforceservicepilots wasp women's auxiliary army corps womensauxiliaryarmycorps waac bessie cochran bessiecochran aviators test pilots testpilots jacqueline cochran regional airport jacquelinecochranregionalairport commemorative us stamps commemorativeusstamps aviation pioneer t-38 t38 woman jumpsuit 1962 pilot northrop northrop t-38 northropt38 talon air force airforce northrop t-38 talon northropt38talon t-38 talon t38talon cochran, jackie cochranjackie t-38a t38a t-38a talon t38atalon emelia airhart emeliaairhart plane women test pilot womentestpilot test pilot testpilot blonde air plane airplane femal tf-551 tf551 jet fihjt jetfihjt smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives cochran women's history month womenshistorymonth women in science womeninscience 2009 stamps across the commons stampsacrossthecommons government 20th century - mid 20thcenturymid blackandwhite monochrome black and white Description: During her aviation career, from the 1930s through the 1960s, Jacqueline Cochran (d. 1980) set more speed and altitude records than any contemporary pilot, male or female, and was the first woman to break the sound barrier. During World War II, she was instrumental in formation of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs). This photograph was taken ca. 1962 when she received the Harmon Trophy for establishing eight World Class records in jet planes. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Date: c. 1962 Persistent URL: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5771 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Collection: Accession 90-105: Science Service Records, 1920s – 1970s - Science Service, now the Society for Science & the Public, was a news organization founded in 1921 to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Although initially intended as a news service, Science Service produced an extensive array of news features, radio programs, motion pictures, phonograph records, and demonstration kits and it also engaged in various educational, translation, and research activities. Accession number: SIA2008-1015 Description: During her aviation career, from the 1930s through the 1960s, Jacqueline Cochran (d. 1980) set more speed and altitude records than any contemporary pilot, male or female, and was the first woman to break the sound barrier. During World War II, she was instrumental in formation of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs). This photograph was taken ca. 1962 when she received the Harmon Trophy for establishing eight World Class records in jet planes. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Date: c. 1962 Persistent URL: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5771 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Collection: Accession 90-105: Science Service Records, 1920s – 1970s - Science Service, now the Society for Science & the Public, was a news organization founded in 1921 to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Although initially intended as a news service, Science Service produced an extensive array of news features, radio programs, motion pictures, phonograph records, and demonstration kits and it also engaged in various educational, translation, and research activities. Accession number: SIA2008-1015 | ||||
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