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Presidential Candidate Richard M. Nixon

Date: 1960
Description: Republican presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon speaks at an outdoor event. There is an airplane in the background. Patricia Nixon is shown seated behin...
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Aerial View of Isthmus

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of the isthmus looking north.
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Aerial View of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol, including a bit of the airplane wing.
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Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" Airplane in Madison

Date: 09 03 1918
Description: Side view of a Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" airplane / biplane parked in a field (probably Weber Farm south of Lake Monona) with onlookers nearby. Airplane has a ...
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Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" Airplanes in a Field near Madison

Date: 09 03 1918
Description: Three Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" airplanes / biplanes parked in a field with onlookers. An automobile is parked nearby. Airplanes have a black cat symbol in a c...
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Ford 4-AT-15 Trimotor

Date: 03 27 1928
Description: Front view of a Ford 4-AT-15 Trimotor, equipped with three Whirlwind engines, sitting on a runway. The wing identifier reads: "NX 4542." This airplane was ...
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Ford 4-AT-B Trimotor

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Description: Three-quarter view from front right of a Ford 4-AT-B Trimotor sitting on a runway. The tail identifier reads: "NX 4542." This airplane was one of three use...
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Fokker C-2 Trimotor

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Description: Right side view of a Fokker C-2 Trimotor monoplane named "America" in flight just above a field. The airplane was equipped with three 220hp Wright J-5 engi...
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Fokker F-VIIA Trimotor

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Description: Left side view of a Fokker F-VIIA Trimotor sitting on the runway. This airplane was bought by Edsel Ford in 1926, and he named it after his daughter, Josep...
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Not Street Legal

Date: 08 31 1957
Description: Milwaukee police Sergeant Edward Daily explains to Leland Bryan that his Roadable Aircraft, a combination airplane and automobile, may not be driven on Mil...

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