Date: | 1946 |
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Description: | 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. |
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Description: | Myrland's Sky Lodge, a vacation resort near Montello that boasted a private landing strip for pilots with small planes. The Piper Vagabond in the foregroun... |
Date: | 1948 |
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Description: | A Wisconsin Central Airlines pilot walking toward a twin-engine Lockheed 10A airplane parked on the runway at Truax Field. |
Date: | 10 18 1955 |
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Description: | A Northwest Airlines DC-4 plane at the Truax terminal. Originally constructed in 1937 with assistance from the WPA, the Madison Municipal Airport was renam... |
Date: | 1948 |
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Description: | The ceremony marking the first Wisconsin Central Airlines flight at Madison. Margaret "Mickey" Morey, the wife of Howard Morey, is about to cut the ribbon.... |
Date: | 06 1955 |
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Description: | A helicopter hovers over the crowd at an air show marking the dedication of the Lone Rock Airport as a local government facility. Because of its location a... |
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Description: | The staff of Hanifans' Flying School at Shullsburg where the enrollment during the 1950s was largely comprised of students on the G.I. Bill. |
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Description: | The new passenger terminal at Truax Field, also known as Madison Municipal Airport. At the back is an outdoor observation deck and a view of the original W... |
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Description: | Radar equipment at Truax Field, formerly Madison Municipal Airport. |
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Description: | Construction workers sitting atop a steel girder placed by a crane, bolting it together at the corners. |
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Description: | Workers from Starkweather Contractors repair and install windows at a residence. |
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Description: | Developers, local dignitaries, and other businessmen participate in a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the Park Tower Apartments. |
Date: | 1950 |
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Description: | An apple-picker stands among the branches of a tree, on a ladder with a pouch slung over his shoulder and belted around his waist. |
Date: | 1950 |
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Description: | A man sets up a cone-shaped instrument designed to distill fresh water from salt water as he leans out of a small motor boat on the water. |
Date: | 1955 |
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Description: | A man wearing a construction workers' union sign pickets in the bright sun, followed by a young boy with a homemade sign of support. |
Date: | 1950 |
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Description: | A fawn suckles a meal from a bottle held by a young girl inside the cage. |
Date: | 1950 |
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Description: | As part of an Easter tableau, a statue of Mary Magdalene at the entrance to what is a depiction of Jesus' tomb, is mirrored by a young girl in similar garb... |
Date: | 1950 |
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Description: | Mounted on a ladder, a man is poised to empty a bucket onto the open umbrella of a man sitting on a sidewalk bench. |
Date: | 1956 |
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Description: | Aerial view of lower University of Wisconsin-Madison campus with demolition of buildings on both sides of the Armory-Gymnasium to make space for future pla... |
Date: | 1949 |
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Description: | A little girl rides a tricycle in front of the Spot Lunch diner, a former streetcar. The Spot Lunch was located at 640 Williamson Street and owned by John ... |
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