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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.
Curtiss Aviation School Visitor and Staff
March 1912
Pilot Glenn Martin (left), visiting the Curtiss aviation school, with Curtiss aviators (left to right) John McClaskey and Lincoln Beachey, and with mechanic Henry Kleckler.
Kaminski and his Curtiss Pusher
August 1912
John Kaminski (the first licensed pilot in Wisconsin, third from the right in checkered cap) with his new Curtiss pusher, the "Sweetheart."
Kaminski as Romantic Hero
May 1913
John Kaminski, his Curtiss pusher, and a young admirer.
Lincoln Beachey
Lincoln Beachey is considered by many to be the greatest aviator of his era. He is pictured here about to take off in his Curtiss pusher, wearing his signature checkered cap.
Milwaukee Flying School
1912
An unidentified student among a group of men getting a lesson in a Curtiss plane at Rudolph Silverston's Milwaukee School and College of Aviation. Caption reads: "Student ready for a flight — Milwa...
