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Home-Built Airplane by Mel Thompson

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Description: The bi-plane constructed by Melvin Thompson during the years 1918-1920 on his farm near the former quarry in Lamont Township.
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Airplane Coverage of the Milwaukee Grand Prize Race

Date: 10 05 1912
Description: Photojournalist Fred Wagner covered the 1912 Milwaukee Grand Prize automobile race (later called the American Grand Prix) from Farnum Fish's airplane. The ...
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Bascom Hill

Date: 1880
Description: View up Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) is at the top of the hill.
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High Jump

Date: 1932
Description: A boy is caught mid-air in his approach to the high jump. Many other children and adults watch. One man identifiable by the "W" on his sweater is a student...
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Wagon on Raft

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Description: View across water towards a person in a boat on the left pulling a group of men and a wagon on a raft. There is a tree-lined shoreline in the background.

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