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Bathing Beauty Contest
June 19, 1949
Elevated view of crowd at E.H. Myrland's Farm's Sky Lodge at the bathing beauty contest at the dedication of a new swimming pool at the resort which opened in the fall of 1948. More than 300 airpla...
Truax Field Radar
Radar equipment at Truax Field, formerly Madison Municipal Airport.
Posing at Parasol Lamppost
Caption reads: "Cambridge, Wis. Girls posing on seat built around lampost [sic] that has sun umbrella over it."
Richland Center Aviator
1946
An unidentified pilot seated in the cockpit of a Stinson sport airplane at Richland County Airport. He had flown there to attend the airport dedication.
Helping Child Touch the Lamp Post
Caption reads: "Cambridge, Wis. Policeman holding child up to let her touch the umbrella on the "lamp post" which is the community's "trade-mark"."
Truax Field Lunch Counter
The lunch counter at Truax Field, formerly Madison Municipal Airport. Two men are sitting at the counter, probably airport employees, and a waitress is pouring coffee.
