Triumphs and Wonders of the 19th Century: The True Mirror of a Phenomenal Era: A volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress — John Shaqi
Triumphs and Wonders of the 19th Century: The True Mirror of a Phenomenal Era: A volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progressBoyd, James P. (James Penny)
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Triumphs and Wonders of the 19th Century: The True Mirror of a Phenomenal Era: A volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress
Boyd, James P. (James Penny)
Inventions; Progress
Women’s Building, Chicago Exposition, 1893 431
Agricultural Building, Atlanta Exposition, 1895 433
Machinery Hall, Atlanta Exposition, 1895 434
Women’s Building, Nashville Exposition, 1897 435
Art Building, Nashville Exposition, 1897 437
Grand Court, Omaha Exposition, 1898. Photograph by H. C. Hersey 439
National Export Exposition, Philadelphia, Sept. 14 to Nov. 30,
1899. Electro supplied by Commercial Museum. _Full page_ 441
Old United States Mint, Philadelphia 447
New United States Mint, Philadelphia. Courtesy of Philadelphia
Bourse Book. _Full page_ 451
Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia, First Site of First United States
Bank. _Full page_ 453
Girard Bank, Philadelphia, Second Site of First United States
Bank 455
Second United States Bank, Philadelphia, now Custom House 457
Bank of England, London 463
German Bank, Bremen 464
The Bourse, Paris. _Full page_ 464
New York Clearing House 468
Cocoanut Tree, Palm Beach, Fla. Photograph by author.
_Full page_ 473
Packing Apples for Export, St. Catherines, Ont. _Full page_ 477
Lady de Coverly Grapes, Maryville, Cal. Photograph by author.
_Full page_ 483
Orange Orchard, Sanford, Fla. Photograph by author 487
Olive Orchard, San José, Cal. Photograph by author 488
Pineapple Field, Palm Beach, Fla. Photograph by author 489
A Clipper Ship. Permission of Whittaker & Co. 493
Robert Fulton 494
The Clermont, Fulton’s First Steamboat 495
S. Cunard, Founder of First Ocean Packet Line. Courtesy of
Cunard S. S. Co. 497
The Oceanic, 1899—Largest Ship Afloat. Courtesy of White Star
Line. _Full page_ 499
Steamer Campania, of Cunard Line. Courtesy of Cunard S. S. Co.
_Full page_ 509
Cramps’ Shipyard on the Delaware. _Full page_ 512
Pestalozzi, of Yverdun 517
Froebel, Founder of Kindergartens 519
Dr. Thomas Arnold, Rugby, England 520
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