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Photograph

Pilot Hugh Robinson and his Hydroplane

Date: 10 19 1911
Description: Pilot Hugh Robinson and his Curtiss hydroplane at Prairie du Chien during a flight that was intended to be the first all the way down the Mississippi River...
Photograph

Curtiss Biplane Over Harbor

Date: 07 04 1911
Description: View of a Curtiss biplane flying over the harbor. The steamship "Three States" are in the center, and several similar ships are in the distance, including ...
Postcard

Kissel Motor Car Company

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic postcard view of the Kissel Motor Car Company. The elevated view shows the factory buildings, water towers, railroad cars and track. A dirigib...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Fun Map : Picturing the Vacation of Opportunities of this Great Outdoor State

Date: 1936
Description: This pictorial tourist map from the Wisconsin Conservation Commission depicts vacation activities and identifies tourist destinations throughout the state....
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 — Taken in Flight by Jno Carisi

Date: 1917
Description: View over the wing of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) in flight. Below are houses and what may be a river or lake. Location is unknown, but is probably n...
Photograph

American Eagle Model A-101

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Description: Aerial left side view of an American Eagle Model A-101 in flight at the same elevation of the airplane in the foreground. The pilot is in the front cockpit...
Photograph

Keystone K-78 "Patrician"

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Description: Aerial view looking down at a Keystone K-78 "Patrician" in flight. The "Patrician" is a twenty-passenger monoplane powered by three Wright Cyclone engines....
Photograph

200 H.P. Sport WACO

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Description: Aerial view of a WACO ATO (also known as 10-T Taperwing) in flight during vertical bank. The wing identifier reads: "5673." The airplane is powered by a 22...
Postcard

Kissel Motor Car Co.

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the Kissel auto plant in between the railroad and the river. A dirigible and bi-plane have been cut and pasted onto the image. Caption rea...

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