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Man with Wings

Date: 1909
Description: An unidentified man demonstrates his unsuccessful bird wing-like mechanism, which was part of an experiment in aviation.
Photograph

Fish's Wright Flyer

Date: 1912
Description: The Wright Flyer of Farnum Fish being pushed into position for a demonstration flight at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
Photograph

Lincoln Beachey

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Description: Lincoln Beachey is considered by many to be the greatest aviator of his era. He is pictured here about to take off in his Curtiss pusher, wearing his signa...
Photograph

Balloon Ascension

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Description: An unidentified balloon ascension photographed by Milwaukee Journal news photographer J. Robert Taylor.
Photograph

Fish About to Fly

Date: 1912
Description: Farnum Fish, the California-born "boy aviator," about to take off in his two-seat Wright Model B during a flying exhibition at the Wisconsin State Fairgrou...
Postcard

Red Devil Airplane

Date: 1910
Description: An exhibition airplane on display inside a tent at Dixon, Illinois, thought to be a "Red Devil," plane designed by Thomas A. Baldwin.
Print

Doomed Demons

Date: 1935
Description: "Doomed Demons" by Eustace L. Adams, part of the Air Combat Stories for Boys series published by Grosset & Dunlap between 1932 and 1946. The cover art is b...
Postcard

Lincoln Beachey

Date: 09 25 1912
Description: Lincoln Beachey, the best known aviator of the exhibition era, performed in Wisconsin with his Curtiss Pusher airplane on numerous occasions. This postcar...
Photograph

Vintage Airplanes

Date: 07 27 1988
Description: Vintage aircraft always attract attention. In 1988 on their way to the EAA convention, the national organization of owners of World War II trainers made a ...
Photograph

Final Flight

Date: 01 31 1971
Description: View of the cockpit as Lt. Col. Joseph Bourassa and co-pilot Leonard Dereszynski of the 440th Tactical Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve at General Mit...
Photograph

Spirit of 3.2%

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Description: Two men stand next to a small airplane emblazoned with "Spirit of 3.2%" and "The Nation's Pioneer Goodwill Beer Ship" on the side. They are in front of a ...
Photograph

Es-ki-ben-de

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Description: Es-ki-ben-de, an Indian scout for the Expeditionary Forces hunting Geronimo. He was the only Indian soldier willing to give up wearing his feathers on his ...
Photograph

Attempting to Fly - Anaglyph

Date: 1909
Description: An unidentified man demonstrates his unsuccessful bird-like mechanism, which was part of an experiment in aviation.

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