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
An Old Log Schoolhouse 521
Schoolhouse at Sleepy Hollow 524
Interior of Sleepy Hollow Schoolhouse 525
Child’s Guide. _Full page_ 527
Dr. Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard University 531
William T. Harris 533
Ideal Schoolhouse and Grounds 534
Suggestions for planting a Schoolground 535
New High School, Philadelphia. _Full page_ 537
Dr. William H. Maxwell, Superintendent “Greater New York”
Schools 538
Booker T. Washington, Principal Tuskegee Institute 539
Dr. E. Benj. Andrews, Superintendent of Schools, Chicago, Ill. 541
Early Hand Printing Press 543
The Columbian Press 545
Washington Hand Press 546
Old Wooden Frame Adams Press 547
Double Cylinder Press 549
First Perfecting Press 551
Four-roller Two-Revolution Press 553
Lithographic Press 555
Numbering Card Press 557
Linotype (Type-setting) Machine—Front View 559
Octuple Stereotype Perfecting Press and Folder. _Full page_ 560
Outline of Type-setting Machine 561
Sinking, Drifting, and Stoping in Mining 573
Air Compressor 574
The “Sergeant” Rock Drill 575
Steam-Driven Air Compressor 576
Driving a Railway Tunnel. _Full page_ 577
Straight Line Air Compressor 578
Duplex Air Compressor 579
Electric Coal-Mining Machine. _Full page_ 581
Gold Dredging on Swan River, Colorado. _Full page_ 583
Power Plant at Jerome Park 585
The Holy Women at the Tomb 589
Christmas Chimes. (Blashfield.) _Full page_ 591
Whispers of Love. (Bouguereau.) _Full page_ 592
Greek Girls playing at Ball. (Leighton) 593
Landseer and his Favorites. (By himself.) _Full page_ 595
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