Powder Puff Derby, 1955

5 images. Powder Puff Derby, 30 June 1955. Mrs. Deed Holcomb -- 29 years; Mrs. Jerry Gardiner -- 29 years; Mrs. Dorothy Rungeling (pilot); Miss Felicity Bennett; Mrs. Faye Mefford -- 20 years (pilot); Mrs. Tissie Lawrence -- 25 years (co-pilot).; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Emery. Date: 1955-06-30. Reporter: Emery to rw. Assignment: Powder Puff Derby. Special instructions: Hold for future. 24/25: L to R Mrs. Deed Holcomb, 29, of Westfield, Mass., and Mrs. Jerry Gardiner, 29, of New London, Conn., taping number on their red plane 'Daffy Cricket'. 44: Canadians, Mrs. Dorothy Rungeling of Welland, Ont., Can., pilot, and Miss Felicity Bennett of Kingston, Ont., Can., in their plane 'Peter Piper'. 42/43: Perched on the nose of their plane 'Silver Fox', L to R Mrs. Faye Mefford, 20, of Tulsa, Okla., pilot, and Mrs. Tissie Lawrence, 25, Tulsa, co-pilot. These two gals are backed by two oil companies. They are waving at one of the 98 two-gal crews entered in race".