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| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Sylvester J. Wittman of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, one of the all time great racing pilots and race plane builders, with Bonzo II. During his career Steve Wittman... |
| Date: | 06 1927 |
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| Description: | The Fokker airplane in which Lt. Lester Maitland of Milwaukee and Lt. Albert Hegenberger made the first California to Hawaii trans-Pacific crossing. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Workmen overhauling the engine of a Wisconsin Central airplane in the airline hangar at Truax Field. Formerly known as Madison Municipal Airport, the field... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. |
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| Description: | Portrait of Major Richard Ira Bong, medal of honor winner from Poplar, Wisconsin. Flying a P-38, Bong shot down more enemy aircraft than any other American... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | An unidentified pilot seated in the cockpit of a Stinson sport airplane at Richland County Airport. He had flown there to attend the airport dedication. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A Beechcraft 18 in the former Air Force hangar at Truax Field. This photograph was taken shortly after Wisconsin Central Airlines moved its headquarters fr... |
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| Description: | Smoking and games in the lounge of a commercial airliner. The original caption for this unidentified photograph reads: "Delicious lunches, even six course ... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | The monoplane glider built and flown by Carl S. Bates of Clear Lake, Iowa. During the previous year Bates had built a bi-plane glider. |
| Date: | 07 31 1943 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Thomas H. and Eileen Flad with their children, Joseph T. and Mary E., sitting in the yard. |
| Date: | 09 07 1946 |
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| Description: | Winnebago Auto Parts Company, 103 North Park Street. Three salesmen are in the store in front of a display of auto parts. |
| Date: | 1858 |
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| Description: | A fire fighter stands over a fire as he trains his hose on the flames. This depicts the close proximity to the fire fire fighters were required to work be... |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | The first ladder wagon of Capitol Hook and Ladder Company #1 posed at the corner of Pinckney and Main streets to show off the length of the wagon and the 4... |
| Date: | 1869 |
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| Description: | Diploma awarded to fire fighter James Richard Cummings for his service to Madison in 1869. The diploma is illustrated with scenes of fire fighting heroics,... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Madison Fire Department, consisting of 17 individual oval portraits and the station on Webster Street. |
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| Description: | Caption on rear: "Modern production line methods such as this are praised by packaging experts for their efficiency and cleanliness." |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Factory workers on a tractor assembly line at International Harvester's Farmall Works. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Central Railway locomotive #2035 and a work train on a track clean-up assignment. Locomotive #102 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 18... |
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