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Pioneer Days

Date: 09 1996
Description: "When Pioneer Days was celebrated, visitors were given the chance to view the community from a helicopter."
Photograph

Pioneer Days

Date: 09 1996
Description: "As we approach Firemen's Park, we are at the end of our ride."
Photograph

Don Reed and a Tellurometer

Date: 07 14 1958
Description: This is a Tellurometer, a microwave surveying instrument. The operator is Don Reed, field man for Alster and Associates, Washington, D.C., which completed ...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 242-251

Date: 
Description: The world is flat; we get around
this stretched credulity
by going straight as an arrow
and meeting ourselves in a space of time
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 666-673

Date: 
Description: Height is might

The expansionists and the young
want up the elevation

An overview high, and especially away
Photograph

American Eagle Model A-101

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Description: Aerial left side view of an American Eagle Model A-101 in flight at the same elevation of the airplane in the foreground. The pilot is in the front cockpit...
Photograph

Standard Model Whirlwind WACO

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Description: Aerial view of a WACO ASO (also known as J-5 Straightwing and Whirlwind Waco) in flight. Two men are sitting in the front open cockpit, and one man is sitt...
Photograph

Sport WACO Transcontinental Race Team

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Description: Aerial view of three WACO ATO (10-T Taperwing) biplanes in flight. The wing identifiers of the two planes furthest to the right read: "7527" and "5673" (le...
Postcard

Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

Date: 
Description: A presidential political campaign postcard with an aerial view of Rancho Del Cielo, or "The Western White House." In the upper left corner is a head and sh...
Photograph

Ore Boat

Date: 1935
Description: Aerial view of crew members standing and sitting on the deck of the ore boat Captain Thomas Wilson in Ashland harbor.
Photograph

Ice Fishing

Date: 1952
Description: Aerial view of ice fishermen on the ice next to a lake. Their paths and footprints make an interesting pattern in the snow.
Photograph

Reichard Cup Snowmobile Grass Drag Championships

Date: 08 30 1989
Description: Overhead view of people with six snowmobiles in a grassy field. Caption reads: "Drivers and crew members prepared their machines for the races. It's a lit...

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