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- Illustration of Men on an Aquatic Velocipede on the Huisne River, France, circa 1900 - Leon Bollee (1870-1913) created his first invention -- an adding machine to assist at his father's bell foundry in Le Mans, France -- in 1887. He formed Leon Bollee Automobiles in 1895. Later, Bollee supported Wilbur Wright during Wright's successful demonstration flights at Le Mans in 1908. This image is from a collection of Bollee's photographs.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Illustration of Men on an Aquatic Velocipede on the Huisne River, France, circa 1900
Leon Bollee (1870-1913) created his first invention -- an adding machine to assist at his father's bell foundry in Le Mans, France -- in 1887. He formed Leon Bollee Automobiles in 1895. Later, Bollee supported Wilbur Wright during Wright's successful demonstration flights at Le Mans in 1908. This image is from a collection of Bollee's photographs.