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Discovering Hog Heaven—Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson Museum

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published February 20, 2018 at 4:45 AM PST
Tim McCormick Project Manager (left), Jim Fricke Curatorial Director (right), Tom Wilmer (center) at Harley-Davidson Museum
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Tim McCormick Project Manager (left), Jim Fricke Curatorial Director (right), Tom Wilmer (center) at Harley-Davidson Museum
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1916 U.S. Mail deivery Harley-Davidson motorcycle
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1916 U.S. Mail deivery Harley-Davidson motorcycle
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1929 Harley-Davidson
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1929 Harley-Davidson
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1929 & 1932 Harley-Davidson motorcycles
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1929 & 1932 Harley-Davidson motorcycles
1938 Harley-Davidson
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1938 Harley-Davidson
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1942 U.S.N Shore Patrol Harley-Davidson
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1942 U.S.N Shore Patrol Harley-Davidson
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1945 U.S. Army Harley-Davidson
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1945 U.S. Army Harley-Davidson
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Latin American Motorcycle Association visits the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee
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Latin American Motorcycle Association visits the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee
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Motorcycle enthusiasts around the world come to the Harley-Davidson Museum
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Motorcycle enthusiasts around the world come to Harley-davidson Museum
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Jimmy Murphy 1922 Indianapolis 500 winner aboard his Harley-Davidson motorcycle
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Jimmy Murphy 1922 Indianapolis 500 winner aboard his Harley-Davidson motorcycle
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1906 & 1909 Harley-Davidson motorcycles on display at Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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1906 & 1909 Harley-Davidson motorcycles on display at Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Join Jim Fricke, Curatorial Director at the 130,000 square-foot Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as he shares highlights of the legendary motorcycle’s 117-year history.

The first Harley was introduced in 1903. By 1920 Harley-Davidson was the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer with dealers in 67 countries. Discover how the motorcycle’s role in WWI and WWII propelled the legend of the Harley. 

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Tom Wilmer
Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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