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Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
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Consolidated War Work
June 14, 1944
Laboratory development of a paper-based plastic laminate product by the Plastics Division of Consolidated Paper, during World War II. The product was used in gliders and other military equipment du...
Prototype Plastic Glider
May 7, 1943
Floor for a military glider constructed of a paper-based plastic laminate by the Plastics Division of Consolidated Papers of Wisconsin Rapids. This photograph is thought to document the developmen...
Gliders for the War
December 17, 1943
Alternate view of the glider being developed by the Plastics Division of Consolidated Paper Company of Wisconsin Rapids for the military.
Plastics Factory
June 14, 1944
Factory of the Plastics Division of Consolidated Paper Company, showing several of the early laminate presses used for its World War II military production.
Consolidated Paper Glider Floor
March 3, 1944
CG-4A glider floor manufactured by Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company, as part of a World War II military contract. Executive Jim Plzak is examining the glider floor.
Gliders for the War
December 17, 1943
Close-up of the glider being developed for the military by the Plastics Division of Consolidated Paper Company.
