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The United States Mail via the Modern Airliner

Date: 1919
Description: Slightly elevated view of men loading bags marked "U.S. Mail" from a truck into a Lawson Airliner No. 2. Alfred Lawson in his flight gear is standing on a ...
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Lawson Plant Exterior

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view from field across pond towards Alfred Lawson's aircraft plant, with buildings and smokestacks. Men are working with a pile of lumber on the l...
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Lawson Airplane Company Plant

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view from field of a long brick Lawson plant building with a smokestack. Several automobiles are parked near the plant on the left, and on the rig...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Passengers and Crew of the Lawson Airplane Pose Just Before the Start

Date: 1919
Description: Two images: at the top is a Lawson Air Liner parked outdoors near a hangar; and at the bottom are passengers and crew members standing in front of the airp...
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Lawson Air Liner with Crew

Date: 1919
Description: Three men in work uniforms stand next to a Lawson Air Liner, which is parked in a field. A fourth man is seated in the cockpit.
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Lawson Air Liner with Passengers

Date: 1919
Description: A group of well-dressed men and women stand in front of a Lawson Air Liner, which is parked in a field. One man is wearing a military uniform. Another man ...
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Lawson Air Liner with Crew

Date: 1919
Description: Four men pose with a Lawson Air Liner, which is parked in a field. One is wearing what might be a flight jacket. Another is seated on the wooden steps lead...
Document

Alfred W. Lawson Receives Highest Award from Aerial League of America, Page Four

Date: 1919
Description: Fourth page of a four-page pamphlet advertising Alfred Lawson and, by extension, his line of airliners. Includes eight photographs and drawings of Lawson A...
Photograph

Alfred Lawson and Group with Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Group portrait of Alfred Lawson, who is sitting in the cockpit of a Lawson Air Liner, with three men standing nearby. The propellers of the plane are in mo...
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Lawson Air Liner in Flight

Date: 1919
Description: A Lawson Air Liner is shown in flight above a field. In the foreground, several people stand along a fence, watching the plane.
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Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: A Lawson Air Liner in a field, with a cloud of dust under the fuselage, suggesting that the plane is in motion.
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Lawson Air Liner in Flight

Date: 1919
Description: A Lawson Air Liner is in flight over a field.
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Lawson Air Liner With Crew

Date: 1919
Description: A Lawson Air Liner is parked outdoors, with three men posing next to the cockpit.
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Three Men Posing on Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Three men are posing on the steps leading to the cockpit of a Lawson Air Liner.
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Group of Men with Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Five men posing with a Lawson Air Liner. Three men are standing on the upper wing of the plane. There is a man standing on a ladder at the cockpit.
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Lawson Air Liner Near Hangar

Date: 1919
Description: Three-quarter view from right rear of a Lawson Air Liner, which is parked outdoors near an airplane hangar. Several people are behind the airplane.
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Group Portrait of Alfred Lawson and Men

Date: 1919
Description: Alfred Lawson standing in the center of a large group of men, many of whom are wearing work clothes. Behind them is a Lawson Air Liner.
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Lawson Air Liner and Bystanders

Date: 1919
Description: A Lawson Air Liner parked near a hangar. Men in uniforms are in the background, and suggest this could be a military base. Several people are standing near...
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Bystanders in Front of Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Six people are standing in the foreground, with a Lawson Air Liner behind them. One of the men has his back to the camera, but might be Alfred Lawson. The ...
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Group of People with Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Several people are standing in the foreground, with a Lawson Air Liner behind them. Through the cockpit door, the pilot's seat and safety belt are visible.

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