wnp37.01394
Millbrae, CA
July 2, 1869
Men standing underneath a steam-engine-powered airship balloon built by newspaper editor Frederick H. Marriott. The 'Avitor Hermes, Jr.' was 37 feet long and tested on a tether at Marriott's Avitor Works adjacent to Shell Mound Lake. [318. The Aerial Steam Navigation Co.'s Steamer Avitor]
https://archive.org/stream/californiahistor58cali#page/336/mode/2up/search/avitor
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Artifact
- Citation: Thomas Houseworth
- Date Added: November 15, 2017
- Contributor: Courtesy of a Private Collector
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Downloadable: Yes