Rufus Porter’s Curious World: Art and Invention in America, 1815-1860 Under Armour a printed view of early-1900s

a printed view of early-1900s Maine Street

His path and Anna’s will cross

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Alice will learn to drive

he offers brief excerpts from the letters and diaries of soldiers

Rufus Porter’s Curious World: Art and Invention in America, 1815-1860 Under Armour a printed view of early-1900sEdited by Laura Fecych Sprague and Justin Wolff Once called the Yankee Da Vinci, Rufus Porter was an itinerant portrait painter and muralist, a publisher and author, an inventor of mechanical improvements, and an impresario who engineered an airship that promised to fly gold rush prospectors from New York to California in three days. Through his diverse interests in painting, mechanics, aeronautics, and publishing, Rufus Porter helped transform art