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| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | John Schwister and his home-built airplane, "the Minnesota Badger," at the Langlade County Fairgrounds. |
| Date: | 05 27 1961 |
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| Description: | A view overlooking the edge of the town, taken from an eastern slope, with a farm and cows in the foreground. |
| Date: | 08 1928 |
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| Description: | John P. Wood of Wausau, winner of the 1928 National Air Reliability Tour, with his "Waco from Wausau." Also in the photograph are Wood's prizes: the Edsel ... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | The first Sheboygan Airport operated by Anton Brotz, Sr. Parked in front of the hangar is a Curtiss "Jenny," as the World War I-era Curtiss JN models were ... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | The second Sheboygan airport was built by owner Anton Brotz, Sr. after a fire destroyed his first hangar. Brotz is photographed here with his son, Anton, J... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | A Loening Amphibian, one of three such airplanes in which the Kohler Aviation Company provided passenger service from Milwaukee across Lake Michigan. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | The groundbreaking ceremony for the new airport hangar at Wausau. Governor Fred R. Zimmerman, who can be seen on the right, (elevated above the crowd and w... |
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| Description: | Pilot Louis Kakuk, manager of the Manitowoc Airport, with his Waco airplane. Kakuk's career followed a typical pattern for aviators, moving from the freewh... |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | An unidentified photograph thought to be of a National Aeronautics Association cross-country flight. The identified individuals are Steve Wittman of Oshkos... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Race winners John P. Wood and Archie Towell, both of Wausau, during the National Air Reliability Tour's stop in Wausau. |
| 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: | 05 16 1959 |
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| Description: | A crowd waiting to get a glimpse inside a military jet on display at an air show at Truax Field. The air show was part of the Armed Forces Day celebration ... |
| 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: | Myrland's Sky Lodge, a vacation resort near Montello that boasted a private landing strip for pilots with small planes. The Piper Vagabond in the foregroun... |
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