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Scene Still from A Girl of Yesterday

Date: 1915
Description: Donald Crisp, aviator Glenn Martin, and Mary Pickford in the 1915 silent comedy A Girl of Yesterday (Famous Players-Lasky, 1915). Martin is wearing ...
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Polio Victims

Date: 08 02 1951
Description: Bonnie Wainscott (left), age 16, and her mother Mrs. Grace Wainscott are greeted by Francis M. Higgins, President of Wisconsin Central Airlines. The Wainsc...
Postcard

Fuselage on Truck

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard of the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) fuselage in profile. The fuselage is carried by a truck, with a man sitting in the driver's se...
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"It's a Lawson"

Date: 1917
Description: Four views of the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2). Two views are of the Lawson parked on the ground and two views show the Lawson flying in the air. In the...
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Lawson M.T.2 in Field

Date: 1917
Description: Three-quarter view from front right of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) in a field. In the background an automobile is parked near a building.
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Lawson M.T.2 in Field

Date: 1918
Description: Rear view of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) in a field. Houses are in the far distance.
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Lawson M.T.2 in Field

Date: 1918
Description: REar view from left side of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) in a field. Three men are standing near the airplane, with one of the men leaning against the...
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Lawson M.T.2

Date: 1918
Description: Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) in a field. Left side profile view. Location is unknown but is probably Lawson Aviation Field in Green Bay.
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Lawson M.T.2. — Just Landed

Date: 1918
Description: View towards the cockpit of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2), apparently just after a successful flight. Five men are around the plane, and one man is sta...
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Lawson M.T.2 — Just Off . . . .

Date: 1918
Description: Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) just after it has taken off from a field, probably from the Lawson Aviation Field in Green Bay. Rear view of airplane just ...
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 with Propeller Engaged

Date: 1918
Description: Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) with the propeller engaged. A man is walking near the airplane's left wing, and the propeller and man are blurred. Location...
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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 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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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...

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