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Kaminski at the State Fairgrounds
1912
John Kaminski and his Curtiss pusher were scheduled to fly at the 1912 Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in Milwaukee, along with several other Curtiss aviators and Farnum Fish in his Wright Flyer.
Kaminski at the State Fairgrounds
1912
John Kaminski (who can barely be seen here in his Lincoln Beachey checkered cap), his mechanic, and onlookers attempting to ready his Curtiss pusher for flight.
Kaminski on the Exhibition Circuit
1912
Pilot John Kaminski racing a motorcycle at the fairgrounds.
Wright Model B from Below
1912
The Wright Model B owned by Farnum Fish flying at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in 1912.
Milwaukee's Flying Machine
1912
Dr. A. Rudolph Silverston's vacu-aerial flying machine, as seen from the rear. Handwritten at top: "Rear View." Caption at bottom reads: "Silverston's Milwaukee No. 2 Pendulum System 120 H.P. Engine."
Fish About to Fly
1912
Farnum Fish, the California-born "boy aviator," about to take off in his two-seat Wright Model B during a flying exhibition at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
