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Background imageIndustry Collection: Singer sewing machine ad, 1890s

Singer sewing machine ad, 1890s
Advertisement for the Singer Automatic sewing machine, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Coal mine in England, 1850s

Coal mine in England, 1850s
Removing coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800s

Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800s
Workers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800s

Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800s
Manufacturing glass at a flint-glass factory, Great Britain, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Spokane, Washington, 1880s

Spokane, Washington, 1880s
Spokane Falls before the great fire, Washington Territory, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00110

BUSN2A-00110
Woodsman dancing to a fiddle in a logging camp at night, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: First sewing machine, 1846

First sewing machine, 1846
Elias Howes sewing machine, 1846. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s

Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s
Riverboats loading at the Ohio River levee in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Telegraph key, 1860s

Telegraph key, 1860s
Civil War telegraph sending-key in working order, living history demonstration, Shiloh National Battlefield, Tennessee. Digital photograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2P-00001

BUSN2P-00001
Book and magazine printing press at Harper & Bros. New York City, early 1900s. Printed halftone of a photograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00135

BUSN2A-00135
Dutch East India House in Amsterdam, showing warehouses and shipyard. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageIndustry Collection: Cloth labels from American textile mills, 1800s

Cloth labels from American textile mills, 1800s
Labels for cloth woven at 19th-century textile mills, displayed in Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: Crystal Palace, London, 1851

Crystal Palace, London, 1851
Visitors to the Crystal Palace industrial exposition, London, 1851. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Jacquard loom, 1880s

Jacquard loom, 1880s
Woman worker using a mechanized Jacquard loom, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illlustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Brandywine Creek industry, Delaware, 1800s

Brandywine Creek industry, Delaware, 1800s
Old mills along Brandywine Creek, Delaware, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Machine-spun thread on a bobbin in the Lowell mills

Machine-spun thread on a bobbin in the Lowell mills
Bobbins with machine-spun thread, Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: Chicago lumber wharves, 1880s

Chicago lumber wharves, 1880s
Lumber district of Chicago, viewed from the West Side Waterworks, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Colonial shipyard

Colonial shipyard
Ship-building in colonial North America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Clipper ship Flying Cloud launched in Boston

Clipper ship Flying Cloud launched in Boston
Launch of shipbuilder Donald McKays clipper ship " Flying Cloud" in Boston, 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Ship-building in New England, 1800s

Ship-building in New England, 1800s
Busy New England shipyard in the 19th century. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00160

BUSN2A-00160
Great Railroad Strike workers blockade the locomotive engines at Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 1877. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Firestone tires ad, 1912

Firestone tires ad, 1912
Advertisement for Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, 1912. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageIndustry Collection: New England textile factory, 1800s

New England textile factory, 1800s
Sugar River textile mill in Newport, New Hampshire, about 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: B&O Railroads Tom Thumb steam locomotive, 1830

B&O Railroads Tom Thumb steam locomotive, 1830
Passenger car pulled by Peter Coopers experimental locomotive " Tom Thumb" on the B&O Railroad, 1830. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Coal strike advice for President Theodore Roosevelt, 1902

Coal strike advice for President Theodore Roosevelt, 1902
President Roosevelt discussing the coal strike with J.P. Morgan and Elihu Root, 1902. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 1902 illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Wiring New York City for electricity, 1880s

Wiring New York City for electricity, 1880s
Workers testing the insulation of electric wires going in the streets of New York City, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Working in a shoe factory, late 1800s

Working in a shoe factory, late 1800s
Shoe industry worker making lasts, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Garter advertisement, early 1900s

Garter advertisement, early 1900s
Father with his children in an advertisement for garters, 1916. Color halftone

Background imageIndustry Collection: Ivory Soap ad, 1890s

Ivory Soap ad, 1890s
Advertisement for Ivory Soap featuring beautiful Miss Blossom, 1890s. Printed color lithograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: Lumberjacks having dinner, 1800s

Lumberjacks having dinner, 1800s
Dinner in a logging camp in the Northwest, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Vancouver Island shipyard, 1800s

Vancouver Island shipyard, 1800s
Drydock at Esquimalt, British Columbia, 1880s. Lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Pittsburgh from the Ohio River, 1880s

Pittsburgh from the Ohio River, 1880s
Steel mills darken the sky over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Westinghouse light bulb ad, 1886

Westinghouse light bulb ad, 1886
Westinghouse Electric Companys 16 candle-power incandescent lamp, advertisement, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Child laborers inspected in Britain, 1880s

Child laborers inspected in Britain, 1880s
English government inspector visiting child workers in a factory, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Sawmills in Maine, 1850s

Sawmills in Maine, 1850s
Timber fed into sawmills on the Penobscot River at Old Town, Maine, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Cleveland, Ohio, 1880s

Cleveland, Ohio, 1880s
Cleveland, Ohio, from the viaduct over the Cuyahoga River, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Riverboats approaching Pittsburgh, 1850s

Riverboats approaching Pittsburgh, 1850s
City of Pittsburgh, viewed from the Ohio River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00239

BUSN2A-00239
Ad for a Pope-Toledo automobile, 1907. Printed color illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Producing flour in a windmill, Nantucket, 1800s

Producing flour in a windmill, Nantucket, 1800s
Grain hopper inside a windmill on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Edisons telegraph, 1870s

Edisons telegraph, 1870s
Thomas Edisons electro-motograph, a telegraph, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Edison phonography ad, 1901

Edison phonography ad, 1901
Advertisement for Edison phonographs and records, National Phonograph Co. 1901. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageIndustry Collection: Telegraph in operation, 1860s artifact

Telegraph in operation, 1860s artifact
Civil War field telegraph sending-key in working order, living history demonstration, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: Underground wiring laid in New York City, 1882

Underground wiring laid in New York City, 1882
Workers laying the tubes for electric wires in the streets of New York City, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00073

BUSN2A-00073
Iron foundry, circa 1803-1806. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00099

BUSN2A-00099
Lumbermen clearing a log-jam on a river, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00149

BUSN2A-00149
Iron industry workers manufacturing steel in England, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00171

BUSN2A-00171
Young blacksmith reading a newspaper, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century painting by F. B. Mayer

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00176

BUSN2A-00176
Miners digging and loading coal into an underground mule-drawn cart in Pennsylvania, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Coal mine disaster in England, 1860s

Coal mine disaster in England, 1860s
Volunteers lowered into a coal mine to attempt rescue of trapped miners in England, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Hires Rootbeer ad, 1890s

Hires Rootbeer ad, 1890s
Advertisement for Hires Rootbeer, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageIndustry Collection: Soup produced by Armour Packing Company, 1890s

Soup produced by Armour Packing Company, 1890s
Advertisement for Armours White Label Soup, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Armours beef tea, 1900

Armours beef tea, 1900
Advertisement for Armours Extract of Beef, 1900. Hand-colored halftone

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00240

BUSN2A-00240
Ad for Bakers Chocolate, circa 1900. Printed color illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Knitting mill workers

Knitting mill workers
Workers at their machines in a knitting mill, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Textile workers collecting their pay, 1890s

Textile workers collecting their pay, 1890s
Payday in the weaving department of a textile mill, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00231

BUSN2A-00231
Interior view of the salt-works in West Virginia. 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00257

BUSN2A-00257
Girl throwing clay to drive out air in a pottery factory, Trenton New Jersey, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00004

BUSN2A-00004
Textile workers in a northern mill, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00042

BUSN2A-00042
Lowell girls weaving in Massachusetts textile mills, 1850s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00069

BUSN2A-00069
Pinkerton men leaving Carnegie Steel Works during the Homestead Riot, 1892. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Chinese immigrants working at a salmon cannery in Oregon

Chinese immigrants working at a salmon cannery in Oregon
Chinese-Americans working at the Kinney Salmon Cannery in Astoria, Oregon, 1880s. Engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1870s

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1870s
Downtown Milwaukee looking west from the waterfront of Lake Michigan, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00238

BUSN2A-00238
Ad for Republic automobile tires, Republic Rubber Co. Youngstown, Ohio, 1908. Printed color lithograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00050

BUSN2A-00050
Boott Cotton Mills on the Merrimac River in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00051

BUSN2A-00051
Textile mills line the Merrimac and Concord rivers in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1830s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00222

BUSN2A-00222
Nevada silver miners changing the shift, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00262

BUSN2A-00262
Steel industry workers at the coke furnaces of Pennsylvania, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2P-00075

BUSN2P-00075
Power looms inside the Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts. Photograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2P-00097

BUSN2P-00097
Fabric label for cloth woven in Lowell mills, Boott Cotton Mill Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2P-00012

BUSN2P-00012
Slaters Mill, first US textile factory, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Photograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2P-00050

BUSN2P-00050
Textile mills along the Blackstone River, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Photograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00189

BUSN2A-00189
Dories racing for a school of fish, Atlantic Ocean, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00178

BUSN2A-00178
Loading lumber onto ships in Puget Sound, Washington State, 1880s. Hand-colored lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00256

BUSN2A-00256
Bessemer steel converter in a Pittsburgh steel mill, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00180

BUSN2A-00180
Coal miners emerging from the shaft after their nine hours of toil are ended, early 1900s. Hand-colored halftone of a photograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: PREV2A-00032

PREV2A-00032
Benjamin Franklins Ramage printing press. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: Scribners magazine 1897

Scribners magazine 1897
Scribners Magazine cover for May 1897. Color lithograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00241

BUSN2A-00241
Ad for Lion Brand shirts, collars, and cuffs for men, 1901. Printed color halftone

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00007

BUSN2A-00007
Ad for the New York Sun, a weekly newspaper, 1880. Color lithograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00008

BUSN2A-00008
Factory workers making rifle cartridges, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00039

BUSN2A-00039
Ad for Fine Art Toilet Soap, 1901. Printed color lithograph

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00192

BUSN2A-00192
Early oil well gushing in Pennsylvania 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageIndustry Collection: BUSN2A-00165

BUSN2A-00165
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

Background imageIndustry Collection: Pittsburgh coke ovens, 1880s

Pittsburgh coke ovens, 1880s
Steel workers at the Pittsburgh coke ovens, showing their dwellings on the hilltop, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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