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Postcard

First Wisconsin Aviator

Date: 1910
Description: The Curtiss Pusher owned by Arthur Pratt Warner of Beloit, the first man to fly in Wisconsin and the first person to purchase an airplane. Slightly below ...
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Woman with Telescope

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Description: Postcard of woman seated at table and looking through a telescope. Text reads "Look Me Up When Your [sic] In Town."
Photograph

Weather Bureau Operation at Truax Field Control Tower

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: Harold Evans launching a weather balloon from the pilot balloon shelter on top of the Truax Field control tower.
Photograph

Confirmation

Date: 1956
Description: A man is peering over his glasses at a thermometer fastened to the outside of his house. He is dressed warmly in a plaid coat, scarf and hat. A houseplant ...

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