Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.); Exhibitions; Airships; Airplane propellers; Men
A man, possibly T. C. Benbow, of Columbus, Montana, adjusts the rudder and propellers for this airship, named the Montana Meteor, in a large, beamed room. Benbow launched the Montana Meteor at the 1904 World's Fair and remained aloft for 15...
"This ring is formed from a circular hollow band made from rolled and soldered gold leaf, which flares out near the bezel. The bezel, rectangular in shape but with rounded corners, is set with a blue-tinged agate in two layers against a white...
"Venus is represented rising out of the water in accord with the conventions of the Aphrodite Anadyomene type. The triton and dolphin, which recall the maritime setting, were sometimes depicted alternately with two cupids accompanying the...