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Scene Still from A Girl of Yesterday

Date: 1915
Description: Donald Crisp, aviator Glenn Martin, and Mary Pickford in the 1915 silent comedy A Girl of Yesterday (Famous Players-Lasky, 1915). Martin is wearing ...
Print

Brochure Image for Invincible Cabin Monoplane

Date: 1929
Description: An advertising brochure for the Invincible Cabin Monoplane, an airplane briefly manufactured by the Invincible Metal Furniture Company of Manitowoc. Text o...
Photograph

Polio Victims

Date: 08 02 1951
Description: Bonnie Wainscott (left), age 16, and her mother Mrs. Grace Wainscott are greeted by Francis M. Higgins, President of Wisconsin Central Airlines. The Wainsc...
Historical Essay

Aviation in Wisconsin

Brief history of aviation in Wisconsin.
Postcard

Lawson MT2. Tail Skid

Date: 1917
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.
Postcard

Lawson MT2. General Layout-Controlls [sic]

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard showing the general layout of the controls for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2).
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 "Pyrene" Holder for Passenger Seat

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard showing a close-up of the holder Lawson designed for passenger seats on his Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
Postcard

Three Quarter Front Motor Mounting & Cabane

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard showing the motor mounting and cabane for Alfred Lawson's Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
Postcard

Rear View Motor Mounting

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard showing the motor mounting in Alfred Lawson's Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
Postcard

Three Quarter Top View — Front Half Fuselage

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard showing the front half of fuselage for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
Postcard

Unidenitifed Lawson M.T.2 Detail

Date: 1917
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.
Postcard

Fuselage Stern Post

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard showing the stern post for the fuselage of the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 Engine Mounting

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard showing details of the engine mounting on the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 Tachometer Half Time Gear

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard showing detail of the tachometer for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 Landing Chassis Tie-Tubes Streamlining Case

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard showing detail of the landing chassis for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
Postcard

Lawson Assembly Hangar

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard showing the assembly hangar for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
Postcard

3/4 Top View

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard three-quarter top view of the engine mounting and front cabin for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 Tachometer Drive H-S A-7-A

Date: 1917
Description: Photographic postcard of a close-up of the tachometer drive for the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (M.T.2).
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 Elevator Rocker Shaft

Date: 1917
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...
Postcard

Lawson M.T.2 Stick Control Assembly — Floor Board

Date: 1917
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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