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Balloon Ascension
1908
A balloon about to ascend in Minneapolis. John Schwister, who later built the Minnesota-Badger airplane, is in the front of the gondola, with his back to the camera. The man is thought to be Walter...
Schwister's Minnesota-Badger
1912
John Schwister at the controls of the "Minnesota-Badger," the plane he built in St. Paul, Minnesota and Wausau, Wisconsin. The passenger beside Schwister is unidentified.
Kohler Amphibian
1929
A Loening Amphibian, one of three such airplanes in which the Kohler Aviation Company provided passenger service from Milwaukee across Lake Michigan.
Maitland's Fokker
June 1927
The Fokker airplane in which Lt. Lester Maitland of Milwaukee and Lt. Albert Hegenberger made the first California to Hawaii trans-Pacific crossing.
National Aeronautics Association
1933
An unidentified photograph thought to be of a National Aeronautics Association cross-country flight. The identified individuals are Steve Wittman of Oshkosh (second from left), Archie Towell of Wau...
Home-Built Airplane by Mel Thompson
The bi-plane constructed by Melvin Thompson during the years 1918-1920 on his farm near the former quarry in Lamont Township.
