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Owen Railroad Depot

Date: 1919
Description: The office of the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. Left to right: Bert Spaulding, an Owen business man; mail clerk Frank Dick; L.H. Lu...
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Influenza Victims

Date: 1919
Description: Two children lying sick in bed during the Spanish Flu epidemic.
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Portrait of Harry Houdini

Date: 1919
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini.
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Elsie Janis and Three of her Gang

Date: 1919
Description: Elsie Janis, in military uniform, stands arm-in-arm with three soldiers in a publicity photograph for the musical revue "Elsie Janis and Her Gang." They we...
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Sherwin and Emma Gillett with Children

Date: 1919
Description: Indoor family portrait of Sherwin and Emma Gillett and their three children; Harry (b. 1910), Lorin (b. 1915) and Sherry (b. 1913).
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Lawson Drafting Tables

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of drafting tables for aircraft design, presumably inside the Lawson plant. There are several stools, desks and tables set up in the corner o...
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Lawson Plant Machine Shop

Date: 1919
Description: Interior of the machine shop at the Lawson plant. There are drill presses and a belt-driven machinery system attached to the open rafters of the ceiling. S...
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Lawson Plant Machine Shop

Date: 1919
Description: Interior view of the Lawson plant. At least 18 people are working in the large, open room. Belt-driven machinery is attached to the rafters of the open cei...
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Lawson Plant Machine Shop

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of the interior of the Lawson plant, a large open room with exposed ceiling and windows lining both walls. Part of the fuselage for a Lawson ...
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Lawson Plant Machine Shop

Date: 1919
Description: Interior of the Lawson machine shop, with two Lawson engines, one housed in part of a fuselage, the other set on a wooden support. A long wooden frame is i...
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Alfred Lawson

Date: 1919
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Alfred Lawson standing indoors. He is wearing a long leather coat and cap.
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Passengers in Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Five men sitting inside a Lawson Air Liner.
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Lawson Air Liner Inside Building

Date: 1919
Description: Three-quarter view from front right of a Lawson Air Liner inside a building. A man is standing on a block in front of the cockpit. Another man, possibly Al...
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Alfred Lawson with "Winged America" Trophy

Date: 1919
Description: Vignetted waist-up portrait of Alfred Lawson, looking at the "Winged America" trophy he received from the Aerial League of America. The trophy depicts a pi...
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Lawson Air Liner Interior

Date: 1919
Description: Interior view from rear of a Lawson Air Liner, facing the cockpit. Passenger seats are on both sides of the aisle. The pilot and copilot's seats and steeri...
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Lawson Air Liner Fuselage Structure

Date: 1919
Description: The metal structure of a Lawson Air Liner fuselage on wooden supports inside a hangar. Probably the Milwaukee plant.
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Lawson Air Liner Wheel Assembly

Date: 1919
Description: Close-up view of two sets of wheels for the Lawson Air Liner. They are arranged in front of a cloth.
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Lawson Air Liner Fuselage Structure

Date: 1919
Description: The structure of a Lawson Air Liner fuselage is inverted and set on wooden supports. The rear of the fuselage, with attached tail skid, is facing the camer...
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Lawson Air Liner Tail Skid

Date: 1919
Description: Close-up of a tail skid attached to the rear of a Lawson Air Liner. The fuselage structure is inverted and set on wooden supports. A cloth is in the backgr...
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Lawson Air Liner Wings

Date: 1919
Description: Several men paint and prepare wing assembly sections for a Lawson Air Liner. In the background more men are working at a table. Alfred Lawson is standing t...

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