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Waukesha's Primitive Airfield

Date: 1924
Description: A barnstorming pilot and curious onlookers at a field on the outskirts of Waukesha that served as a primitive airport. Technically, the term barnstorming s...
Photograph

Home-Built Airplane in the Attic

Date: 1928
Description: Russell Schuetze of Waukesha with his home built airplane, a single seat Irwin. Schuetze built the airplane (or perhaps some of the airplane) in his father...
Photograph

Walter's Airline

Date: 1925
Description: Walter Liskowitz of Waukesha in his two-place Standard. This photograph was taken shortly after he organized Walter's Airline to provide service to Chicago...
Photograph

Aerial Photography Business Card

Date: 1925
Description: The business card of Waukesha photographer Warren O'Brien, a pioneer in aerial photography in Wisconsin. The illustration shows him sitting on the wing of ...
Postcard

Waukesha Avalon Hotel

Date: 1920
Description: View of the stately Avalon Hotel. A drugstore occupied some of the space on the first floor. Caption reads: "Avalon Hotel, Waukesha, Wis."
Photograph

Mitchell at Milwaukee

Date: 1922
Description: General William Mitchell, with his personal airplane and Milwaukee airport manager Giles Meisenheimer at Butler Field, the first Milwaukee County airport. ...
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Pewaukee

Date: 07 1924
Description: Page 3 of Sanborn-Perris map of Pewaukee.
Postcard

Church in Brookfield

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of church building. Caption reads: "Brookfield Wis".
Postcard

The Argonne Gate

Date: 1924
Description: Argonne Gate, S.J.M.A. War memorial for the service men from Delafield in the First World War. The lantern on the gate is meant to burn perpetually. Captio...
Photograph

Cushing Memorial State Park

Date: 1920
Description: Cushing Memorial, erected on the S.E. 1/4 of S.W. 1/4 of Section 18.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1925
Description: Wisconsin State Fish Hatchery near Lake Nagawicka.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1928
Description: Administrative building of the State Fish Hatchery.
Photograph

Hawks Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: East view of Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
Photograph

Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of window details in Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
Photograph

Hawks Tavern Smokehouse

Date: 1920
Description: Smokehouse at Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
Photograph

Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of door details at Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
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Door of Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn, front door entrance.
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Hawks Tavern Smokehouse

Date: 1920
Description: Smokehouse with surrounding trees at Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
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Door inside Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Interior door in Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
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Door in Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Interior door in Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.

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