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Branch: Ray's Extended Family Tree |
Contents | Men of Progress![]() In 1857, the inventor of a coal-burning stove, Jordan Mott, commissioned Christian Schussele to paint a group portrait of eighteen American scientists and inventors who had altered the course of contemporary civilization. It did not mark an actual occasion, but was designed to honor the achievements of American industry. -- Smithsonian Museum Related peopleCharles GoodyearCyrus Hall McCormick Elias Howe Erastus Brigham Bigelow Henry Burden Joseph Henry Joseph Saxton Peter Cooper Samuel Colt Samuel Finley Breese Morse Sources
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