Robert Fulton, the pioneer of steam navigation, was born in Fulton, Lancaster Co., Pa., Nov. 14th 1765. The "Clermont" , designed by him, was the first steamboat to make a successful trip. She was 133 feet long, 18 feet wide, 9 feet deep and 160...
This postcard is a drawing of the steamboat "Berkshire". The boat is several stories tall with long decks surrounding the perimeter of the boat on many levels. Two large smokestacks emerge from the ship's roof. A searchlight illuminates the night...
Souvenir program and schedule of events for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in 1909. The events celebrated the discovery of the Hudson River by Henry Hudson in 1609 and the inauguration of steam navigation by Robert Fulton in 1807.