W:m Crichton &amp; C:o shipyard in Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland, in early summer 1897. Imperial Russian torpedo cruiser Abrek under outfitting at quay (right side). Local inventor, engineer Fredrik Troberg is testing his water velocipede on river Aura. The building in the background, on top of the hill is Kakola jailhouse.
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Åbo Akademi photo collection