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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...
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Consolidated Paper War Work

Date: 03 03 1944
Description: Consolidated Paper executive Jim Plzak (in the suit), watches as workers pull laminate from the Number #1 press at the Consolidated Paper Company. The lam...
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Crew Building a Lawson M.T.2

Date: 1917
Description: Several men are working on different parts of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2), including the interior structure of the plane, the engine, and the exterio...
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Unidentified Woman in Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: An unidentified woman is looking out of an open window of a Lawson Air Liner.
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Alfred Lawson and Group with Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Alfred Lawson standing with his arms folded, between Giovanni "John" Carisi and another man. Behind them, other men are standing near a Lawson Air Liner.
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Alfred Lawson in Tractor Biplane

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson is seated in the rear compartment of a Lawson Tractor Biplane. The front compartment passenger is barely visible. A farm is in the distance.
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Group Portrait of Alfred Lawson and Men

Date: 1919
Description: Alfred Lawson standing in the center of a large group of men, many of whom are wearing work clothes. Behind them is a Lawson Air Liner.
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Alfred Lawson with Palmer Cord Aero Tyre

Date: 1920
Description: Oval-framed portrait of Alfred Lawson standing behind a Palmer cord aero tyre, which he used for his 1920 Midnight Air Liner.
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Lawson Air Liner with Crew

Date: 1919
Description: Four men pose with a Lawson Air Liner, which is parked in a field. One is wearing what might be a flight jacket. Another is seated on the wooden steps lead...
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Alfred Lawson and Group with Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Group portrait of Alfred Lawson, who is sitting in the cockpit of a Lawson Air Liner, with three men standing nearby. The propellers of the plane are in mo...
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Alfred Lawson and Unidentified Woman

Date: 1919
Description: Portrait of Alfred Lawson, with his arm around the shoulders of an unidentified woman who is holding a handkerchief. They are posing while looking out of a...
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Alfred Lawson and Group of Men and Women

Date: 1919
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Alfred Lawson posing with large group of women, and a few men. They are standing in front of what appears to be the Lawson Airpla...
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Lawson Plant Exterior

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior view from field across pond towards Alfred Lawson's aircraft plant, with buildings and smokestacks. Men are working with a pile of lumber on the l...
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Alfred Lawson in Flight Suit

Date: 1917
Description: Full-length portrait of Alfred Lawson standing in a field in leather flight gear. This is around the time the Lawson Aircraft Company built the Military Tr...
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Lawson Air Liner with Passengers

Date: 1919
Description: A group of well-dressed men and women stand in front of a Lawson Air Liner, which is parked in a field. One man is wearing a military uniform. Another man ...
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Lawson Air Liner Interior

Date: 1919
Description: View of the interior of a Lawson Air Liner from the rear of the airplane. Four men are sitting in the front of the plane, including two in the pilot and co...
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Alfred Lawson With Mrs. John Pfingsten

Date: 08 22 1919
Description: Alfred Lawson shaking hands with a woman, identified elsewhere as "Mrs. John Pfingsten, wife of one of the Lawson company stockholders," who subsequently c...
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Lawson Plant Machine Shop

Date: 1919
Description: Interior view of the Lawson plant. At least 18 people are working in the large, open room. Belt-driven machinery is attached to the rafters of the open cei...
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Alfred Lawson and Group in Tractor Biplane

Date: 1917
Description: Alfred Lawson is seated in the rear compartment of a Lawson Tractor Biplane, which is parked in a field. A man in a suit is seated in the front compartment...
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Lawson Tractor Biplane with Crew

Date: 1917
Description: Rear view of a Lawson Tractor Biplane, which is parked in a field. The flight crew stands and sits to the right of the plane. Alfred Lawson is in the cente...

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