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Kaminski Exhibition Contract
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A contract letter written on Curtiss Exhibition Co. stationery addressed to John Kaminski of Milwaukee. It offers him a contract to fly at an exhibition at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
August 28, 1912
Fanciulli, Jerome S.
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WHi 10310
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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.
Kaminski on the Exhibition Circuit
August 30, 1913
Exhibition pilot John Kaminski preparing to take off at High Point. Here Kaminski is waiting for the engine to warm up; once it is ready he will signal to his mechanic, Jack Knight, to release the ...
Kaminski on the Exhibition Circuit
August 30, 1913
John Kaminski and mechanic Jack Knight making mechanical repairs to Kaminski's plane during an emergency landing at High Point. Such events were guaranteed to draw a crowd of curious onlookers.
Curtiss Flying Boat
1912
John Kaminski (right) and a fellow student he identified only as "Cy," flying one of the Glenn Curtiss flying boats on San Diego Bay.
