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First Wisconsin Aviator-A.P. Warner
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Color postcard depicting Arthur Pratt Warner of Beloit flying his Curtiss Pusher for the first time, November 4, 1909. Warner was the first person in Wisconsin to fly; he was also the first private individual in the country to purchase an airplane. The plane arrived in Beloit disassembled and not only did Warner have to put the plane together without instruction, but he also had to teach himself to fly. A historic marker near Beloit indicates where this first flight took place. (The red color of the wings is thanks to the artist's imagination.) Caption reads: "Warner Aeroplane, Beloit, Wis."
November 4, 1909
Warner, Arthur Pratt
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W01460X
WHi 11576
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First Wisconsin Aviator
1910
The Curtiss Pusher owned by Arthur Pratt Warner of Beloit, the first man to fly in Wisconsin and the first person to purchase an airplane. Slightly below the flag is the "Aero-meter," Warner's inv...
Warner and his Factory
1910
Arthur Pratt Warner, Wisconsin's first aviator, in front of the office of the Warner Instrument Company in Beloit. Warner, who held the patent for an automobile speedometer, was similar to many ear...
Wright Flyer at Indianapolis
1910
A Wright airplane at Indianapolis showing the starting runway track used to launch the plane. This snapshot was taken by Arthur Pratt Warner, Wisconsin's first aviator, who attended several aviatio...
Glenn Curtiss and Post
July 1910
Airplane inventor Glenn Curtiss (with moustache), and his friend and fellow aviator Augustus Post, to his right. Although identified by Warner to 1909, it actually documents a 1910 exhibition at At...
First to Fly — Later Wright Airplane
1910
An original print of an early Wright Brothers airplane from the Arthur Pratt Warner collection. The print is unidentified, nor is there any information on how Warner obtained it, but it can be date...
First to Fly — Side View of Wright Airplane
1910
An original vintage print from the Arthur Pratt Warner collection of a two-seat Wright airplane. The airplane is identified on the print only as a 1910 machine, but is not known where the photograp...
