Robert Fulton's Clermont, First Steamboat on Hudson River 1807
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| A color illustration depicts Robert Fulton's pioneering steamboat, the Clermont, navigating the Hudson River in 1807. The vessel, featuring prominent paddle wheels and an American flag, emits smoke from its stack as onlookers on the shore wave. A portrait of Robert Fulton is presented in an oval frame on the right, set against a backdrop of lush trees and distant hills. |