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| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Three uniformed employees of the Sinclair Oil Company Service Station, located at 501 East Broadway, standing in front of the station's gas pumps. Two life... |
| Date: | 09 11 1955 |
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| Description: | The crowd at "Air Progress Day," an air show sponsored by the Waukesha Aviation Club. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | A barnstorming pilot and curious onlookers at a field on the outskirts of Waukesha that served as a primitive airport. Technically, the term barnstorming s... |
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| Description: | Carl, Robert, and Ray Breecher at work on their modified parasol Heath airplane. After months of hard work, the plane was completely destroyed during a tes... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Assembly line packing by the Supreme Model Supply Co., a model airplane company started by Waukesha teenagers in 1940. |
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| Description: | Tony Italiano of Waukesha, founder of the Supreme Model Supply Co., with a large model airplane. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Russell Schuetze of Waukesha with his home built airplane, a single seat Irwin. Schuetze built the airplane (or perhaps some of the airplane) in his father... |
| Date: | 07 19 1931 |
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| Description: | The crowd at a free air show sponsored by the recently organized Waukesha Aviation Club in order to dedicate their new airport. In actuality, the club's ai... |
| Date: | 08 1912 |
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| Description: | John Kaminski (the first licensed pilot in Wisconsin, third from the right in checkered cap) with his new Curtiss pusher, the "Sweetheart." |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Ray and Carl Breecher's Heath parasol monoplane while still under construction in their father's garage. Despite extensive modification, the plane crashed ... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | A Standard plane on the golf course of the Waukesha Moor Baths Hotel surrounded by curious onlookers. This landing was representative of the problems encou... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Walter Liskowitz of Waukesha in his two-place Standard. This photograph was taken shortly after he organized Walter's Airline to provide service to Chicago... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | A demonstration of parachute handling for members of a local YMCA by the Waukesha Aviation Club. The club considered such educational activities for young ... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | The business card of Waukesha photographer Warren O'Brien, a pioneer in aerial photography in Wisconsin. The illustration shows him sitting on the wing of ... |
| Date: | 05 25 1931 |
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| Description: | The Waukesha Flying Club and their jointly owned Waco 10. The members are (row 1, left to right) Charles Gittner, Joe Rombough, and Roy Winzenreid and (row... |
| Date: | 06 15 1934 |
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| Description: | A home built Pietenpol buit by members of the Waukesha Aviation Club after its initial flight. They are Chet Wolt, Jack Leeman, Dean Crites, and Bob Lathro... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Fritz Warden (at the propeller) and Lee Barney, two young members of the Waukesha Flying Club, together with Barney's Aeronica C2 airplane. The Aeronica w... |
| Date: | 08 18 1935 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising the air show held to mark the dedication of the airport in Waukesha, an event sponsored by the Waukesha Aviation Club. Present to dedica... |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of women who are taking flying lessons. Several of the women are dressed in furs. |
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