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Lawson Aircraft Corporation Building Under Construction

Date: 1917
Description: A building is under construction, and features a banner that reads: To Be Occupied By Lawson Aircraft Corp. A sign on part of the construction reads: Ludol...
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Alfred Lawson in Tractor Biplane

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson is seated in the rear compartment of a Lawson Tractor Biplane. The front compartment passenger is barely visible. A farm is in the distance.
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Lawson Tractor Biplane

Date: 1917
Description: A Lawson Tractor Biplane is parked in a field, in profile.
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Lawson Tractor Biplane with Crew

Date: 1917
Description: Rear view of a Lawson Tractor Biplane, which is parked in a field. The flight crew stands and sits to the right of the plane. Alfred Lawson is in the cente...
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Alfred Lawson and Group in Tractor Biplane

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson is seated in the rear compartment of a Lawson Tractor Biplane, which is parked in a field. A man in a suit is seated in the front compartment...
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Lawson M.T.2 in Field

Date: 1917
Description: A Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) is parked in a field. Several houses are visible in the background.
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Alfred Lawson and Group with Lawson M.T.2

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson and two men pose with a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2), which is parked outside a hangar. Lawson is wearing a leather flight suit and partia...
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Alfred Lawson Inspecting M.T.2

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson inspects the propeller of a Military Tractor 2 (MT2), which is parked in a hangar. Four other men stand nearby. Two signs are visible: one, a...
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Alfred Lawson in Flight Suit

Date: 1917
Description: Full-length portrait of Alfred Lawson standing in a field in leather flight gear. This is around the time the Lawson Aircraft Company built the Military Tr...
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Portrait at the Barbecue

Date: 1919
Description: Posed outdoor group portrait, with cooks, at a policemen's picnic or barbecue.
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View of the Whitney House

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of the Whitney House. A man stands in the yard behind the fence. There are large trees along the curb, and more trees and shrubs in...
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Fox River

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Fox River. The Green Bay Drop Forge Company are on the left, and the Reiss coal yard is in the distance in the center.
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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1910
Description: Fort Howard Hospital, exterior building covered in snow.
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Willow Grass Rug Company

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the Willow Grass Rug Company.
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Docks

Date: 1914
Description: View of docks with ships tied up for the winter. The Reiss coal yard is in the background.
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Aerial View of Shoreline

Date: 1920
Description: Aerial view of with bridges, river, and shoreline.
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Building Near Bridge

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the outskirts of an unidentified town in the vicinity of Green Bay. The sign painted on the roof of the building on the left reads: "Beer ...
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Aerial View of Green Bay

Date: 1912
Description: Aerial View of Green Bay shoreline.
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Aerial View of Green Bay

Date: 1925
Description: Aerial view of Green Bay, including the Jorgensen-Blesch Company building and two bridges.
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Downtown Area

Date: 1930
Description: Green Bay's downtown area with storefronts and billboards, looking south from the corner of Main Street.

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