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LAVARE, Elsie

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LAVARE, Elsie. (Dubuque, IA-- ). In the 1920s, Elsie Lavare performing under the name of "Daisy Lukens" was one of the favorite female parachutists in the Midwest.

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Source:

Fisher, Scott. Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage, Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing and the History Press, 2011, p. 12