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Northwest Airways Special Delivery

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: In an obvious publicity stunt, a Northwest Airways pilot delivers the first case of post-Prohibition Atlas Beer to Madison distributor Ira Chambers. The sh...
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Midwest Air Transport Travelair Biplane

Date: 10 25 1930
Description: Pilot O.G. Corben preparing to take off with photographer Aldro Wasley and another passenger on their way to the Wisconsin-Purdue football game in Lafayett...
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Doomed Demons

Date: 1935
Description: "Doomed Demons" by Eustace L. Adams, part of the Air Combat Stories for Boys series published by Grosset & Dunlap between 1932 and 1946. The cover art is b...
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Morey's Flying Billboard

Date: 04 17 1928
Description: Howard Morey posing in an airplane that advertised Pennco Oil, his distributorship of Waco airplanes, and his flying school. Two women sit in front of him....
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Airplane

Date: 05 25 1931
Description: Three-quarter view from left rear towards the "Keen-Ship" airplane parked on a field, with Charles F. Keen, pilot.
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Clarence Russell and Airplane

Date: 1919
Description: Clarence Russell leaning next to a Jenny bi-plane, wearing aviator gear. This was the first airplane to land on Madeline Island.
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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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Fokker Universal

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Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a Fokker Universal sitting on a runway. The airplane is powered with a Wright "Whirlwind" 220 hp engine. The pilot an...
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Lockheed Vega 1

Date: 1928
Description: Right side view of a Lockheed Vega 1 sitting in the snow. The tail identifier reads: "X3903." The airplane is equipped with a 220hp Wright J-5 engine. Capt...
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90 H.P. WACO

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Description: Aerial view of a WACO 10 (sometimes referred to as WACO 90 because of its horsepower) in flight, with two other WACO planes trailing in the background. Fie...
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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...

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