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Lawson Air Liner Fuselage Structure

Date: 1919
Description: The metal structure of a Lawson Air Liner fuselage on wooden supports inside a hangar. Probably the Milwaukee plant.
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Crew Building a Lawson M.T.2

Date: 1917
Description: Several men are working on different parts of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2), including the interior structure of the plane, the engine, and the exterio...
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Lawson M.T.2 Pilot's Seat Close-up

Date: 1917
Description: Close-up view of the pilot's seat at the front of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2). The plane's structure is intact but exterior plates have not yet been ...
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Lawson M.T.2 Tail Assembly Structure

Date: 1917
Description: Close-up of the empennage (tail assembly) of the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2). Exterior plates have not yet been attached.
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Alfred Lawson and Group with Lawson M.T.2

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson and two men pose with a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2), which is parked outside a hangar. Lawson is wearing a leather flight suit and partia...
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Lawson M.T.2 in Field

Date: 1917
Description: A Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) is parked in a field. Several houses are visible in the background.
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Alfred Lawson and Group in Tractor Biplane

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson is seated in the rear compartment of a Lawson Tractor Biplane, which is parked in a field. A man in a suit is seated in the front compartment...
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Partially Assembled Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: A Lawson Air Liner under construction at the Milwaukee plant. The cockpit and cabin have been enclosed with exterior plates, and the tail structure is visi...
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Lawson Air Liner Tail Assembly Structure

Date: 1919
Description: Tail assembly (empennage) for the Lawson Air Liner, with tail fins attached.
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Lawson Air Liner Tail Plating Attached

Date: 1919
Description: The plating for the tail assembly of a Lawson Air Liner has been attached. The cabin is completed, and the wing structure is partially assembled.
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Lawson Air Liner Plating Attached

Date: 1919
Description: Three-quarter view of the front a Lawson Air Liner after plating and glass have been attached to the cabin and the tail. Part of the wing structure is atta...
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Lawson Air Liner Structure

Date: 1919
Description: The interior structure of a Lawson Air Liner sitting in a plant, probably in Milwaukee. The tail assembly (empennage) and cabin have been attached, and the...
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Lawson Air Liner Cockpit Structure

Date: 1919
Description: Close-up of the cockpit structure for a Lawson Air Liner, including the steering wheels and a chair set on boxes. The overall quality of the cockpit sugges...
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Acceptance of Airline Service Proposal Telegram

Date: 09 20 1920
Description: Photograph of Alfred Lawson's telegram confirming that Otto Praeger, second assistant United States Postmaster General, had received Alfred Lawson's air ma...
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Lawson Tractor Biplane with Crew

Date: 1917
Description: Rear view of a Lawson Tractor Biplane, which is parked in a field. The flight crew stands and sits to the right of the plane. Alfred Lawson is in the cente...
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Lawson Tractor Biplane

Date: 1917
Description: A Lawson Tractor Biplane is parked in a field, in profile.
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Alfred Lawson in Tractor Biplane

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson is seated in the rear compartment of a Lawson Tractor Biplane. The front compartment passenger is barely visible. A farm is in the distance.
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Lawson Aircraft Corporation Building Under Construction

Date: 1917
Description: A building is under construction, and features a banner that reads: To Be Occupied By Lawson Aircraft Corp. A sign on part of the construction reads: Ludol...

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