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Wisconsin's First Aviator Historic Marker

Date: 08 19 1964
Description: A number of Early Birds of Aviation acquaintances, men who flew solo prior to December 17, 1916, came together to honor A.P. Warner and the historical mark...
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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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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...
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Lawson Air Liner Interior

Date: 1919
Description: View of the interior of a Lawson Air Liner from the rear of the airplane. Four men are sitting in the front of the plane, including two in the pilot and co...
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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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Alfred Lawson with Newton Baker and Children

Date: 09 21 1919
Description: Alfred Lawson standing and talking to United States Secretary of War Newton Baker. Lawson is holding Baker's daughter Betty in his arms, and Baker's son is...
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Seaplane

Date: 1950
Description: A young man wearing jeans and a t-shirt is handling the luggage as two well-dressed women exit a small seaplane. The pilot is watching from inside the plan...
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Group of Men with Seaplane

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Description: View from shoreline towards a group of men sitting and standing on a seaplane pulled up to the shoreline. The pilot is standing in the cockpit. List of na...
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Jack Vilas & Weaver

Date: 1915
Description: Caption reads: "Jack Vilas & Weaver." View along front of seaplane, with two men sitting inside. Both men have goggles. Water is in the background.
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Pilot with Seaplane

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Description: A man, perhaps the pilot, is standing in front of a seaplane. The plane is sitting in an open-sided building, with a view of water in the background.
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Group Portrait of Men Posing Outdoors

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Description: A group of men are posing outdoors. The man sitting in the center wearing goggles on his head is Jack Vilas, an air pilot (and forest fire spotter). A man ...
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Jack Vilas, Pilot

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Jack Vilas, air pilot, standing outdoors, wearing goggles on his head.
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Air Pilot Jack Vilas Standing on Pier

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Description: Jack Vilas standing on a pier partially submerged in the water. He is wearing a coat, pilot's cap, and goggles on his head. A seaplane is floating in the w...
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Flying Devils still

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Description: Still from the 1933 RKO film Flying Devils. Arline Judge, Eric Linden, and Ralph Bellamy stand next to each other and look at Bruce Cabot who looks direct...

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