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Lawson M.T.2 — Green Bay. Taken in Flight by Jno Carisi

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard showing of a view behind the wing of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2). Below are fields and in the distance are houses. The photogra...
Photograph

Alfred Lawson in Flight Suit

Date: 1917
Description: Full-length portrait of Alfred Lawson standing in a field in leather flight gear. This is around the time the Lawson Aircraft Company built the Military Tr...
Photograph

Crew Building a Lawson M.T.2

Date: 1917
Description: Several men are working on different parts of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2), including the interior structure of the plane, the engine, and the exterio...
Photograph

Lawson M.T.2 Pilot's Seat Close-up

Date: 1917
Description: Close-up view of the pilot's seat at the front of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2). The plane's structure is intact but exterior plates have not yet been ...
Photograph

Lawson M.T.2 Tail Assembly Structure

Date: 1917
Description: Close-up of the empennage (tail assembly) of the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2). Exterior plates have not yet been attached.
Photograph

Alfred Lawson Inspecting M.T.2

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson inspects the propeller of a Military Tractor 2 (MT2), which is parked in a hangar. Four other men stand nearby. Two signs are visible: one, a...
Photograph

Alfred Lawson and Group with Lawson M.T.2

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson and two men pose with a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2), which is parked outside a hangar. Lawson is wearing a leather flight suit and partia...
Photograph

Lawson M.T.2 in Field

Date: 1917
Description: A Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) is parked in a field. Several houses are visible in the background.
Photograph

Alfred Lawson and Group in Tractor Biplane

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson is seated in the rear compartment of a Lawson Tractor Biplane, which is parked in a field. A man in a suit is seated in the front compartment...
Photograph

Lawson Tractor Biplane with Crew

Date: 1917
Description: Rear view of a Lawson Tractor Biplane, which is parked in a field. The flight crew stands and sits to the right of the plane. Alfred Lawson is in the cente...
Photograph

Lawson Tractor Biplane

Date: 1917
Description: A Lawson Tractor Biplane is parked in a field, in profile.
Photograph

Alfred Lawson in Tractor Biplane

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson is seated in the rear compartment of a Lawson Tractor Biplane. The front compartment passenger is barely visible. A farm is in the distance.
Photograph

Lawson Aircraft Corporation Building Under Construction

Date: 1917
Description: A building is under construction, and features a banner that reads: To Be Occupied By Lawson Aircraft Corp. A sign on part of the construction reads: Ludol...
Book or Pamphlet

It's a Lawson

Date: 1917
Description: Front page of a four-page pamphlet for the Lawson Aircraft Corporation. Features two images of the Lawson M.T. One, also known as the Tractor Biplane, Prim...
Book or Pamphlet

It's a Lawson, Page Two

Date: 1917
Description: Second page of a four-page pamphlet for the Lawson Aircraft Corporation. Includes a reproduction of a newspaper article from the Green Bay Press-Gazette, S...
Book or Pamphlet

It's a Lawson, Page Three

Date: 1917
Description: Third page of a four-page pamphlet advertising the Lawson Aircraft Corporation. Includes an image of the Lawson Military Tractor Biplane (M.T. One) flying,...
Book or Pamphlet

It's a Lawson, Page Four

Date: 1917
Description: Fourth page of a four-page pamphlet advertising the Lawson Aircraft Corporation. Includes two images of the Lawson Military Tractor Biplane, Primary Traini...
Book or Pamphlet

The Roots of the Oak, Page One

Date: 1917
Description: First page of a four-page pamphlet advertising the Lawson Aircraft Corporation. Describes the expertise of the Lawson Aircraft Corporation's staff as the "...
Book or Pamphlet

The Roots of the Oak, Page Two

Date: 1917
Description: Second page of a four-page pamphlet advertising the Lawson Aircraft Corporation. Includes a biography of Alfred Lawson and a photograph of him.
Book or Pamphlet

The Roots of the Oak, Page Three

Date: 1917
Description: Third page of a four-page pamphlet advertising the Lawson Aircraft Corporation. Includes images of the bound edition of "Fly," Alfred Lawson's aviation mag...

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