Postcard
Wisconsin's First Aviation Fatality
| Wisconsin's first air fatality was P.C. Davis, an exhibition pilot from Chicago, who died as a result of injuries sustained during an aerial performance in Mauston. Caption reads: "Wreck of Aeroplane at Juneau County Fairgrounds, Sept. 5, 1913. Mauston, Wis." |
| Image ID: | 10688 |
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| Creation Date: | 09 05 1913 |
| Creator Name: | Bauer, A. M. |
| City: | Mauston |
| County: | Juneau |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | CF 524 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
| This postcard is one of two known postcard views of this crash sold by local photographer A.M. Bauer-surely a testament to the public taste for the dangerous side of exhibition flying. |
| Fields (Agriculture) |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Crowds |
| Outdoor photography |
| Aircraft accidents |
| Airplanes |
| Fairs |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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