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Aerial Steam Carriage

File / Documentation
Name

VBI-000118-001_sv.jpg

Size

1.06 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

c4808164e44f4b87496c4e398c2da522

Date
1838-1848
Description
Engraving commissioned for publicity purposes by the Aerial Transit Company, depicting their Aerial Steam Carriage flying over a lake with three people standing on the shore waving in the foreground, and a European village in the background. "Aerial Steam Carriage" is printed below, and "16 Charterhouse St." is engraved at the bottom right of the image.
For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/386
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Type
Still Image
Rights
No Copyright - United States
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