Economic sector characterized by large scale automated manufacturing as in industrialization

A man and woman, semi-nude but bedecked with jewellery, accompanied by Death, are kneeling on a representation of the poor: in the background are factories with smoking chimneys. Lithograph after H. Schwaiger, ca. 1900.

Crimean War, England: receiving lint to be sent to Scutari. Wood engraving by LEA. W.

Palais de L'Industrie, Paris. Etching.

Textiles: a steam-driven baling machine for cotton. Engraving.

Official descriptive and illustrated catalogue / Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851 ; by authority of the Royal Commission.

Textiles: a line of steam-driven cotton machines (above), a slasher-sizeing machine (below). Engraving.

Crimean War, England: women manufacturing lint for the army. Wood engraving by W. Sheeres, 1855.

Textiles: an automatic twisting machine for yarn. Engraving c.1861.

Textiles: an automatic spinning machine for cotton. Engraving by J. Scott after W. Ross.

Textiles: a belt-driven cutting machine. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1811.

Textiles: a roving machine for cotton manufacture. Engraving, c. 1858.

The New Lenox malaria case / by J.F.A. Adams.

Panorama of EU industry 97 : an extensive review of the situation and outlook of the manufacturing and service industries in the European Union / European Commission.

Ernst & Young's European life sciences 99 : sixth annual report : communicating value.

The economic impact of pollution control : a summary of recent studies / prepared for the Council on Environmental Quality, Deptartment of Commerce, and Environmental Protection Agency.

Modern biotechnology activity in New Zealand / Statistics New Zealand.

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Industry

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Works from the collections

The New Lenox malaria case / by J.F.A. Adams.

Panorama of EU industry 97 : an extensive review of the situation and outlook of the manufacturing and service industries in the European Union / European Commission.

Ernst & Young's European life sciences 99 : sixth annual report : communicating value.

The economic impact of pollution control : a summary of recent studies / prepared for the Council on Environmental Quality, Deptartment of Commerce, and Environmental Protection Agency.

Modern biotechnology activity in New Zealand / Statistics New Zealand.

Industry

Images from the collections

Images about Industry

Works from the collections

The New Lenox malaria case / by J.F.A. Adams.

Panorama of EU industry 97 : an extensive review of the situation and outlook of the manufacturing and service industries in the European Union / European Commission.

Ernst & Young's European life sciences 99 : sixth annual report : communicating value.

The economic impact of pollution control : a summary of recent studies / prepared for the Council on Environmental Quality, Deptartment of Commerce, and Environmental Protection Agency.

Modern biotechnology activity in New Zealand / Statistics New Zealand.

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