John Fitch - American inventor of the steamboat
John Fitch (1743-1798) - the ill-fated inventor of the steamboat, who ended his own life in Bardstown in 1798, Kentucky, USA. American inventor, clockmaker, entrepreneur and engineer, he was most famous for operating the first steamboat service in the United States
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12041388
Media ID
45732587
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5139px x 3246px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Curt Teich postcard
Date
1790s
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