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Wrights' Neighbor

Date: 07 02 1909
Description: Test flight of the bi-plane invented by Ray Zorn of Dayton, Ohio, who later resided in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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Air Show at Waukesha

Date: 07 19 1931
Description: The crowd at a free air show sponsored by the recently organized Waukesha Aviation Club in order to dedicate their new airport. In actuality, the club's ai...
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Waukesha CAP

Date: 
Description: Parade drill of the Waukesha County unit of the Civil Air Patrol. Because World War II ended general aviation, male and female pilots who were either too o...
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Golf Course Landing

Date: 1916
Description: A Standard plane on the golf course of the Waukesha Moor Baths Hotel surrounded by curious onlookers. This landing was representative of the problems encou...
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Rebuilt Canuck

Date: 08 31 1928
Description: Horace Hill, Pete Brandenberg, and unidentified children at the Beloit Airport with a Canuck airplane rebuilt by Allen Loveland. Surplus Canucks, as the Cu...
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Waukesha Flyers

Date: 1932
Description: Fritz Warden (at the propeller) and Lee Barney, two young members of the Waukesha Flying Club, together with Barney's Aeronica C2 airplane. The Aeronica w...
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National Hotel

Date: 1900
Description: View of National Hotel on Main Street.
Postcard

Centennial Souvenir Post Card

Date: 1860
Description: Two aerial views of Waukesha, looking east. Captions read: "Centennial Souvenir Post Card 1834-1934," "Waukesha Wisconsin — 1860 (Lookng East)" and "Waukes...
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Planting at Ten Chimneys

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Description: Alfred Lunt driving a tractor pulling Ben Perkins in a cart. Mr. Perkins is likely seeding the furrows.

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