Front:
ROBERT FULTON'S FIRST EXPERIMENT ON THE CONESTOGA
Back:
1609 HUDSON-FULTON 1807
**MANHATTAN SERIES"-sixteen Hudson-Fulton Post Cards, published
by The Churchman Company, 434 Lafayette Street New York, NY.
ост 70
10-AM
1909
It was a
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great
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FULTON'S FIRST EXPERIMENT. In the
summer of 1779 Robert Fulton evinced extraor-
dinary fondness for inventions. Frequently accom-
panying a certain Mr. Gumpf on fishing excursions
on the Conestoga, he became tired of pushing the
boat about with a pole. This led his mechanical
genius to devise a set of paddles, which he operated
by hand. The device was a success and so pleased
the young inventor that he hid the paddles in the
bushes for safety.
STA.A
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Mrs Geot Bavid
2101 N. Camac Sk
Philadelphia
PN
