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Pilot "Cash" Chamberlain
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Commercial pilot C.B. "Cash" Chamberlain posed with a Hamilton Metalplane owned by Universal Airlines. Chamberlain began his flying career with the Walter Liskowitz airline company of Waukesha. Later, he flew as a test pilot for the Hamilton Metalplane Company in Milwaukee and for Universal Airlines. When Northwest Airways purchased nine Hamilton planes Chamberlain went along as part of the deal. Chamberlain died in a plane crash in Montana in 1939.
1929
O'Brien, Warren S., Waukesha, Wisconsin
Publication Information
| Creator | O'Brien, Warren S., Waukesha, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Date Created | 1929 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 9 x 14 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | O'Brien family collection, circa 1880-2000 |
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| Call Number | PH 6027 |
| Media Number | Box 56 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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