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Scene Still from A Girl of Yesterday

Date: 1915
Description: Donald Crisp, aviator Glenn Martin, and Mary Pickford in the 1915 silent comedy A Girl of Yesterday (Famous Players-Lasky, 1915). Martin is wearing ...
Postcard

Fuselage on Truck

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard of the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) fuselage in profile. The fuselage is carried by a truck, with a man sitting in the driver's se...
Postcard

"It's a Lawson"

Date: 1917
Description: Four views of the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2). Two views are of the Lawson parked on the ground and two views show the Lawson flying in the air. In the...
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 in Field

Date: 1918
Description: Rear view of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) in a field. Houses are in the far distance.
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 in Field

Date: 1918
Description: REar view from left side of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) in a field. Three men are standing near the airplane, with one of the men leaning against the...
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2

Date: 1918
Description: Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) in a field. Left side profile view. Location is unknown but is probably Lawson Aviation Field in Green Bay.
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 — Just Off . . . .

Date: 1918
Description: Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) just after it has taken off from a field, probably from the Lawson Aviation Field in Green Bay. Rear view of airplane just ...
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 with Propeller Engaged

Date: 1918
Description: Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) with the propeller engaged. A man is walking near the airplane's left wing, and the propeller and man are blurred. Location...
Photograph

Lawson Plant Exterior

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view from field across pond towards Alfred Lawson's aircraft plant, with buildings and smokestacks. Men are working with a pile of lumber on the l...
Photograph

Lawson Airplane Company Plant

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view from field of a long brick Lawson plant building with a smokestack. Several automobiles are parked near the plant on the left, and on the rig...
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Alfred Lawson in Flight Suit

Date: 1917
Description: Full-length portrait of Alfred Lawson standing in a field in leather flight gear. This is around the time the Lawson Aircraft Company built the Military Tr...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Passengers and Crew of the Lawson Airplane Pose Just Before the Start

Date: 1919
Description: Two images: at the top is a Lawson Air Liner parked outdoors near a hangar; and at the bottom are passengers and crew members standing in front of the airp...
Photograph

Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: A Lawson Air Liner in a field, with a cloud of dust under the fuselage, suggesting that the plane is in motion.
Photograph

Lawson Air Liner in Flight

Date: 1919
Description: A Lawson Air Liner is in flight over a field.
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Bystanders in Front of Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Six people are standing in the foreground, with a Lawson Air Liner behind them. One of the men has his back to the camera, but might be Alfred Lawson. The ...
Photograph

Lawson Air Liner Taking Off

Date: 1919
Description: Oval framed image of a Lawson Air Liner taking off from a field.
Photograph

People Standing Near Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Several people standing in a field inspecting a Lawson Air Liner. A woman and a man are facing the camera in the foreground.
Photograph

People Standing Near Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Several people standing in a field near a Lawson Air Liner. The image is out of focus, but Alfred Lawson might be among them.
Photograph

Lawson Airplane Co. Factory

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view from field with tall plants towards one of the entrances to a factory building with the Lawson Airplane Company sign over it.
Photograph

Alexander Eaglerock A-12 Aircraft with 7-RA Comet Engine

Date: 04 22 1930
Description: Right side profile view of an Alexander Eaglerock A-12 aircraft fitted with a Comet 7-RA air-cooled radial piston engine. A model of the Comet Engine Corpo...

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