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Coal mine in England, 1850sRemoving coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800sWorkers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Albany & Buffalo Railroad schedule, 1843Albany & Buffalo Railroad timetable, showing fares and routes, 1843. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century printed piece
Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800sManufacturing glass at a flint-glass factory, Great Britain, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Duquesne steel factories at night, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1900 Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration
First sewing machine, 1846Elias Howes sewing machine, 1846. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
First Atlantic crossing by steamship, 1819American paddlewheeler " Savannah, " the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, 1819. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, 1831First steam train on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, New York, 1831. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Telegraph poles following the transcontinental railroadLinemen stringing telegraph wire beside the transcontinental railroad on the Great Plains, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Telegraph key, 1860sCivil War telegraph sending-key in working order, living history demonstration, Shiloh National Battlefield, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Cloth labels from American textile mills, 1800sLabels for cloth woven at 19th-century textile mills, displayed in Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph
Crystal Palace, London, 1851Visitors to the Crystal Palace industrial exposition, London, 1851. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Jacquard loom, 1880sWoman worker using a mechanized Jacquard loom, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illlustration
Steam engine of James WattSchematic drawing of James Watts steam engine. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Machine-spun thread on a bobbin in the Lowell millsBobbins with machine-spun thread, Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph
Paddlewheel steamship Scotia of the Cunard Line, 1800sThe " Scotia, " last of the Cunard Lines paddlewheel steamers. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Paddlewheel steamship Arabia of the Cunard LIneRoyal Mail steamship " Arabia" of the Cunard Line, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Travel by railroad and canal, 1837Advertisement for rail and canal travel from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and Louisville, 1837. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
New England textile factory, 1800sSugar River textile mill in Newport, New Hampshire, about 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Telegraph office at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, 1870sTelegraph office at Sandy Hook on the New Jersey shore, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Morses telegraphDiagrams of Morses telegraph apparatus, key, and register. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Joseph Henrys electromagnetic telegraph, 1832Joseph Henrys signal telegraph apparatus, the first electromagnetic telegraph, 1832. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Walk-in-the-Water steamboat on Lake Erie, 1818Lake Erie steamboat " Walk-in-the-Water, " 1818. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Railroad telegraph office, early 1900sTelegraphers at a railway signal office, early 1900s. Hand-colored woodcut of an early 20th-century illustration
B&O Railroads Tom Thumb steam locomotive, 1830Passenger car pulled by Peter Coopers experimental locomotive " Tom Thumb" on the B&O Railroad, 1830. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Western Union office in New York City, 1870sWestern Union Companys telegraph operations in New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Busy telegraph office in New York City, 1860sPeople sending wires at the American Telegraph Company office on Broadway at Liberty Street, New York City, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Underground wiring laid in New York City, 1882Workers laying the tubes for electric wires in the streets of New York City, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Wiring New York City for electricity, 1880sWorkers testing the insulation of electric wires going in the streets of New York City, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Steam plow on a Dakota farm, 1890sFarmer using a steam plow in the Dakotas, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Knitting mill workersWorkers at their machines in a knitting mill, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Textile workers in a northern mill, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Westinghouse light bulb ad, 1886Westinghouse Electric Companys 16 candle-power incandescent lamp, advertisement, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
First train on the Camden & Amboy RailroadJohnny Bull, the first locomotive on the Camden & Amboy Railroad. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Fultons steamboat Clermont on the Hudson RiverFirst voyage of Fultons steamboat " Clermont" on the Hudson River, 1807. Hand-colored halftone reproductioin of a 19th-century illustration
Edisons telegraph, 1870sThomas Edisons electro-motograph, a telegraph, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Edison phonography ad, 1901Advertisement for Edison phonographs and records, National Phonograph Co. 1901. Hand-colored woodcut
Telegraph in operation, 1860s artifactCivil War field telegraph sending-key in working order, living history demonstration, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph
Iron industry workers manufacturing steel in England, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Coal mine disaster in England, 1860sVolunteers lowered into a coal mine to attempt rescue of trapped miners in England, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cyrus Hall McCormicks reaper, invented in 1847. Hand-colored woodcut
Textile workers collecting their pay, 1890sPayday in the weaving department of a textile mill, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Factory workers making rifle cartridges, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Lowell girls weaving in Massachusetts textile mills, 1850s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Uncle Sam applying a steel cinch on the globe, a cartoon symbolizing the dominance of the American steel industry, 1901. Hand-colored woodcut of a 1901 illustration
Weaving at Spitalfields, England, 1700s. Hand-colored engraving from a Hogarth illustration
Boott Cotton Mills on the Merrimac River in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Textile mills line the Merrimac and Concord rivers in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1830s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Power looms inside the Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts. Photograph
Fabric label for cloth woven in Lowell mills, Boott Cotton Mill Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph
Slaters Mill, first US textile factory, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Photograph
Textile mills along the Blackstone River, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Photograph
Ad for the New York Sun, a weekly newspaper, 1880. Color lithograph
Early oil well gushing in Pennsylvania 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Pittsburgh coke ovens, 1880sSteel workers at the Pittsburgh coke ovens, showing their dwellings on the hilltop, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
MIll worker tending mule-spinners, an industrial textile machine, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Women screening coal coming out of a mine in England, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Whimsey engine drawing coal in the Staffordshire mines, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration