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  • Collection: Industrial Revolution

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The Eagle was an airship (dirigible balloon) that crashed in Paris in 1834 upon take off. It proved to be too heavy. The ship was developed by Scotsman Comte de Lennox, who was living in France. 

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In the nineteenth century cigarette-making became automated. In this same period, smoking came to be seen as fashionable - for men, not for women.

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Humorous image of soldiers camping outside of the Crystal Palace. Prince Albert dispatched soldiers to check the different galleries prior to opening in order to make sure no panes of glass had broken loose.

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Shows passengers going up hill in San Francisco in the Kearny, Polk, and Filmore Line.

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Shows several ships, both docked and anchored on the Delaware river, in front of the Pennsylvania Train Depot.

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Shows men stand in front, one on, train engine.

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Shows printing machine that was on display at the Great Exhibition.

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Parodies a new fashion introduced in 1851 in America. They were derived from Turkish dress and were basically pants that reformers thought would allow more freedom of movement to women. Branded "blommerism"

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An advertisement for leeches used in medical procedures.
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