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Le chemin de fer glissant à propulsion hydraulique: système L. -D. Girard perfectionné par A. Barre

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Year:
1889
Contributor:
Michelet, S. C. (creator)
Genre:
engravings (prints)
Subject:
Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)
Railroads
Architecture > Bridges & waterways
Public Works > Streets
Social Life > Entertainment
1871-1940 (The Third Republic)
Local ID:
2-SIZE T803.B1 E96x 1889
Extent:
1 engraving; 32 x 22.2 cm

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Abstract:
This railway functioned thanks to a hydraulic system which would propel water under the structure of the train, and set it into motion. Designed by the engineers Girard and Barre, the chemin de fer glissant was exhibited on the Esplanade des Invalides.

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Michelet, S. C., "Le chemin de fer glissant à propulsion hydraulique: système L. -D. Girard perfectionné par A. Barre " (1889). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:87035/

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