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Page 1: Industrial Era
Living with Nature
Then the War Ended
Just a novelty, at first
Appealing Possibilities
Bringing Civilization With You
Unfinished Job
Page 2: Decade of Change
Complete Do-over
Railroads and Land Values
Manufacturing with Steam
Fortunate Circumstance
Indispensable Ingredient
Big Change
Page 3: Industrial Centers
New York, 1885
Ports Dominate
Manufacturing Spreads West
Truly Interchangeable Parts
Cranking out Duplicate Parts
Finished Product
Page 4: Industrial Power
Plenty of Supply
Steel City
Efficiency Boost
Unifying Transportation Network
Steeply Rising Production
Economies of Scale
Page 5: 100th Birthday
Exhibits are Free
America's Finest
Rock Steady, but Silent
New Industry Standard
Rotating Valves
Maximizing Efficiency
| Page 6: Final Puzzle Piece
Fast and Cheap
Superior Strength
Gigantism
Masterpiece
Metal and Steam
Bigger boilers
Page 7: North and South
Total Separation
Living in the Past
The Front End
Shifting Center of Activity
Boiler Fuel
Coal Conversion Page 8: Rural and Urban
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Railroads Driving Growth
Less Room for Growth
Lonely and Depressed
Dramatic Population Shift
Northern Phenomenon |
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