First sewing machine, 1846Elias Howes sewing machine, 1846. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Crystal Palace, London, 1851Visitors to the Crystal Palace industrial exposition, London, 1851. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial sawmill, Virginia, 1600sWater-powered sawmill used in Jamestown Colony before 1650. Hand-colored woodcut from " Virginia Truly Valued" by Edward Williams, 1650
Putting in seed on a bonanza farm, 1800sSeeding grain on a bonanza farm, North Dakota, early 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Jacquard loom, 1880sWoman worker using a mechanized Jacquard loom, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illlustration
Machine-spun thread on a bobbin in the Lowell millsBobbins with machine-spun thread, Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph
Cotton gin in use by African-American slaves in the SouthSlaves using Eli Whitneys cotton gin, invented in the 1790s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-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
Leonardo da Vinci sketch for a siege machineMilitary machine for firing arrows with a crossbow, designed by Leonardo da Vinci. Woodcut with a watercolor wash
Steam plow on a Dakota farm, 1890sFarmer using a steam plow in the Dakotas, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Sulky plow, 1800sFarmer riding a sulky plow drawn by a pair of horses, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Greek fire used in ancient warfareMachine for throwing Greek fire, used in ancient times. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an earlier illustration
Edison phonography ad, 1901Advertisement for Edison phonographs and records, National Phonograph Co. 1901. Hand-colored woodcut
AGRI2A-00063Cyrus Hall McCormicks reaper, invented in 1847. Hand-colored woodcut
Knitting mill workersWorkers at their machines in a knitting mill, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00004Textile workers in a northern mill, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PSCI2A-00119Coin-operated urn designed by Hero of ancient Alexandria, first century AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2P-00075Power looms inside the Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts. Photograph
BUSN2A-00008Factory workers making rifle cartridges, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00042Lowell girls weaving in Massachusetts textile mills, 1850s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00070MIll worker tending mule-spinners, an industrial textile machine, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
BUSN2A-00115Whimsey engine drawing coal in the Staffordshire mines, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
