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| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Dr. A. Rudolph Silverston's vacu-aerial flying machine, as seen from the rear. Handwritten at top: "Rear View." Caption at bottom reads: "Silverston's Milw... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | An unidentified student among a group of men getting a lesson in a Curtiss plane at Rudolph Silverston's Milwaukee School and College of Aviation. Caption ... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | John Kaminski (who can barely be seen here in his Lincoln Beachey checkered cap), his mechanic, and onlookers attempting to ready his Curtiss pusher for fl... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Humorous cartoon postcard showing a man flying an airplane constructed primarily of beer bottles, pretzels and sausages, and powered by Miller beer over th... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard with a close-up shot of the tail skid Alfred Lawson designed for his Military Tractor 2 (MT2), one of his first airplane designs. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard showing the general layout of the controls for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2). |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard showing a close-up of the holder Lawson designed for passenger seats on his Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2). |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard showing the motor mounting and cabane for Alfred Lawson's Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2). |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard showing the motor mounting in Alfred Lawson's Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2). |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard showing the front half of fuselage for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2). |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photograph postcard showing detail of an unidentified part of the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2), possibly either the wing or the aileron. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard showing the stern post for the fuselage of the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2). |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard showing details of the engine mounting on the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2). |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard showing detail of the tachometer for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2). |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard showing detail of the landing chassis for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2). |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard showing the assembly hangar for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2). |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard three-quarter top view of the engine mounting and front cabin for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2). |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a close-up of the tachometer drive for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2). |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard showing the elevator rocker shaft for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2). Additionally, a triple motion universal joint is identif... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard showing the stick control assembly for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2), attached to the floor board of the plane. |
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