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Kaminski at the State Fairgrounds

Date: 1912
Description: John Kaminski and his Curtiss pusher were scheduled to fly at the 1912 Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in Milwaukee, along with several other Curtiss aviators ...
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National Aeronautics Association

Date: 1933
Description: An unidentified photograph thought to be of a National Aeronautics Association cross-country flight. The identified individuals are Steve Wittman of Oshkos...
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TWA's Sleeping Passengers

Date: 12 1952
Description: TWA executives napping during a round-the-world flight in a Constellation 803 organized to survey travel conditions in the Far East. The Lockheed Constella...
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Bong on Leave

Date: 1943
Description: Elvated view of war hero Richard Ira Bong (center, in flight jacket) on leave in Poplar, with friends, relatives, and admirers. The group is walking down a...
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Chippewa Mother

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Description: A Chippewa (Ojibwa) mother with two children, one of whom is in a cradleboard, at the Lac du Flambeau reservation. This image is part of an exhibit about N...
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Barlow Chalet of the Golden Fleece

Date: 1955
Description: Barlow "Chalet of the Golden Fleece," New Glarus, Wisconsin. Home of Edwin Barlow, now city museum. Two women are standing in front of the house.
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Boat Covered in Ice

Date: 09 20 1945
Description: A tugboat in the river is covered in snow and ice. Two men are at the front of the ship on the right wearing hats and heavy coats.
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Charles M. Morris and Penny

Date: 1895
Description: Charles M. Morris standing with his horse Penny at a lake shore at Morris Park.
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"Sahara" Trucks

Date: 12 1927
Description: "Sahara" trucks in a village in Africa. A man is sitting in the driver's seat of the truck. Villagers, including children, are standing together near the t...
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Men Riding Elephants near "Sahara" Truck

Date: 12 1927
Description: "Sahara" truck preceded by men riding two elephants near coconut trees in a village in the Sahara desert. In the background is the roof of a large, perhaps...
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Group of People with "Sahara" Trucks

Date: 12 1927
Description: Group of men, women, children, and dogs posing near trucks parked in front of a large thatched roof building.
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Unloading Truck at Waterfront

Date: 12 1927
Description: View towards shoreline of people unloading at waterfront in African village. The truck is on a platform supported by four long boats. The far shoreline is ...
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Man with "Sahara" Truck

Date: 12 1927
Description: View of a man posing on a road in an African village. Men and women are standing among dwelling in the background.
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Men Riding Elephants on Road near Truck

Date: 12 1927
Description: Man are riding two elephants in the yard of large, tropical estate. On the right is an International truck. In the background is a large building.
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Man Posing with "Sahara" Truck in Africa

Date: 12 1927
Description: View of a man posing with an International truck in the grass under a coconut tree.
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Portrait of a Baby Lillian Wheeler

Date: 1907
Description: Baby Lillian Wheeler, wearing a dress, is standing on a pile of lumber with support from her mother Anna (Holt) Wheeler. Lillian's brother Gordon Wheeler, ...
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William Proxmire Shaking Hands

Date: 01 1973
Description: Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire shaking the hand of a man on the street of a Wisconsin town.
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Train Wreck

Date: 09 23 1911
Description: Milwaukee Road locomotive 5508 resting on its side after a derailment. The engine struck the rail, seen in center foreground, which had been driven upright...
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Train Wreck

Date: 09 23 1911
Description: Railroad workers and a crowd of other men, women, and children standing and walking near the wreckage of a freight train. The engine and tender are lying o...
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Taking a Stroll Over the Brule River

Date: 1956
Description: Mary Livingston Griggs and her daughter Mary are walking over the Brule River on a wood bridge with iron railings. Three men and one woman are walking with...

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