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Rodgers' Vin Fiz

Date: 1912
Description: Calbraith Perry Rodgers, with a cigar characteristically clenched in his jaw, was the first man to fly across the United States. He undertook this flight i...
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WWI Pilot

Date: 1918
Description: John Kaminski of Milwaukee in his World War I pilot's uniform.
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Bee Farmer in Field

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Description: A cyanotype postcard of a bee farmer working in his field.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Nip and Tuck

Date: 1911
Description: Photomontage of a man fishing. The man, wearing waders and up to his knees in water, is struggling to reel in a giant bass. The words "Nip & Tuck with a Ba...
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Life Saving Crew Entering Boat

Date: 1908
Description: Group of men on a life saving crew launching a rowboat into Lake Michigan. A long pier with a lighthouse at the end bisects the horizon. Caption reads: "Li...
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Curtiss Flying Boat at Trout Lake

Date: 1915
Description: View from shoreline of Trout Lake of a group of six men posed with the pilot, possibly Jack Vilas, on an early seaplane or flying boat floating in the wate...
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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: 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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Muskie

Date: 1920
Description: An unidentified man wearing waders and a cap is posing on a rocky shore holding up a large muskie. There is a wooden canoe in the shallow water behind him.
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Greetings from Lac du Flambeau

Date: 1969
Description: View of three men harvesting cranberries from a bog. Caption reads: "Greetings from Lac du Flambeau, Wis."
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Wisconsin's North Coast

Date: 1963
Description: Text on front reads: "Wisconsin's North Coast." A man is standing on the side deck of a boat, and in the distance is the Raspberry Island Lighthouse with a...
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Life Saving Crew Entering Boat

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Life Saving Crew Entering Boat, Two Rivers, Wis." A group of men launching a large rowboat into Lake Michigan. In the background is a...
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First Cast of the Day

Date: 09 08 1960
Description: Text on reverse: "Greetings, White Lake, Wis. First Cast of the Day." Two fisherman, facing in opposite directions, cast their lines into the water from a ...

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