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Northwest Airways Special Delivery

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: In an obvious publicity stunt, a Northwest Airways pilot delivers the first case of post-Prohibition Atlas Beer to Madison distributor Ira Chambers. The sh...
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Corben Christening

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: RKO motion picture actress Raquel Torres christening the new model airplane manufactured in Madison by Orland Corben. Corben had flown the airplane that br...
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Atlas Beer Delivery by Airplane

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Ira Chambers of the Atlas Distributing Co. is shown receiving the first case of Atlas Beer, of Chicago, Illinois, from the pilot of a Northwest Airlines pl...
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Wisconsin Central Airlines Dedication

Date: 08 03 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland, at left, christens the "Northliner Alice in Dairyland" with a bottle of milk at the Madison municipal airport, with N...
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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 06 21 1976
Description: Group portrait of a woman standing between two men. In the background is a Northwest Airlines airplane. The woman is wearing a crown, and a sash that reads...
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Zor Shrine Tour of Hawaii

Date: 04 05 1958
Description: Rufus Wells, back, and Leo W. Roethe, right, standing beside the 350 pounds of cheese the Madison Zor Shrine group took with them on their tour of Hawaii. ...

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