John Ernst Worrell Keelyprimary sources, not rumor.
This archive treats Keely's work as a historical and technical question worthy of rigorous preservation. The record is built from corporate filings, contemporaneous press, institutional collections, patents, and verified imagery. Major claims are tied to provenance entries; claims without primary support are labeled as unconfirmed.
How to read this archive
The archive is structured by evidence type. Primary documents anchor every major claim. Contemporary press provides context. Later narratives are included only when clearly labeled. This is a preservation project, not a debate forum.
Official records, patents, court filings, institutional archives, and original scans.
19th-century newspapers and journals describing demonstrations and claims.
Secondary accounts and reinterpretations, always labeled as such.
Primary Artifacts (Selected)
A small selection of high-signal visuals from the archive. Each image is backed by a provenance entry in the sources log.
