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Atlantic City in 1857.
No full textAtlantic City's main street in 1857, three years after railroad reached Absecon Island. The famed resort city had not yet begun its phenomenal growth.Photo from Tercentenary Tales #12 - "El Dorado of the Atlantic Coast.
Office of Historical Information: Correspondence, etc.[one document is restricted]
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State and Local Tercentenary Activities (District of Columbia-Massachusetts)
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Solomon Andrews Airship of 1863
No full textThis 1864 lithograph shows Dr. Solomon Andrews airship, The Aereon, as it cruised on a famous trip of 30 miles in 14 and half minutes.Solomon Andrews built his first "Aereon" that flew over Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on June 1, 1863. Andrew's airship had three 80-foot cigar-shaped balloons, with a rudder and gondola. Buoyancy was controlled by jettisoning sand ballast or releasing hydrogen lift gas
Correspondence: Tercentenary Committee and Lee M. Friedman (AJHS)
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