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Warner and his Factory
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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 early aviation enthusiasts in that he loved machines and automobiles. Warner became acquainted with the Aerial Experiment Association which included Alexander Graham Bell and Glenn Curtiss, through aviation inventor August Herring whose shop was across the street from Warner's New York City branch. The plane that Warner purchased for $6000 in 1909 was the third built airplane by Curtiss.
1910
Warner, Arthur Pratt
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W01258A
WHi 11577
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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...
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...
Glenn Curtiss Airplane at Atlantic City
1910
Elevated view of crowd gathered on the beach at Atlantic City to watch a Curtiss airplane being pushed on an inclined ramp leading to the boardwalk.
Wright Airplane
1910
A Wright airplane flying over a grandstand in Indianapolis, with a second unidentified plane in the foreground. This exhibition at the recently-constructed Indianapolis Speedway was organized by th...
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...
