John Fitch's steamboat in Delaware River
Illustration of an early version of John Fitch's steamboat, on the Delaware River, opposite Philadelphia, PA. Fitch, the American inventor of the steamboat, used a small steam engine to propel a system of oars in his early models.
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Photo credit: © Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. / Library of Congress / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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