Postcard
Interested Spectators Watching a Flight at the Lawson Aviation Field
| Fourteen children standing or lying down behind a barbed wire fence in a field, facing the camera. The postcard caption says they are watching an "MT2 for a Liberty Bond flight." Liberty Bonds were issued by the Aero Club of America around this time, to encourage development of new aircraft. Taken at the Lawson Aviation Field in Green Bay. |
| Image ID: | 120432 |
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| Creation Date: | 05 04 1918 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Green Bay |
| County: | Brown |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Alfred W. Lawson collected papers, 1890-2017 |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | M2014-011 Box 13, Folder 1 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.38 x 3.38 inches |
| Children |
| Outdoor photography |
| Bicycles |
| Fences |
| Fields (Agriculture) |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Coats |
| Hats |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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