The aerial steam carriage
The aerial steam carriage. Pictorial lettersheet shows British inventor William Samuel Henson's proposed steam powered flying machine in an imaginary flight over the Thames River, London, 1843. Attempts to fly a model of the aerial steam carriage were not successful. (Source: AG Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.). Date ca. 1843
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10598323
Media ID
47450119
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4058px x 5000px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Library of Congress
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