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Manufacturing
Modern manufacturing techniques developed in the 1800s changed industry forever. Foremost was the concept of mass production based on the idea of inventor Eli Whitney. Innovations such as the production of steel and the harnessing of steam power made industry boom.
Work in the Late 19th Century
Feature on factory work in the late 19th century from the Library of Congress contains Depression era interviews with Americans who recall their early lives working in factories.
American Precision Museum
This New England museum, housed in an old armory and machine shop, is focused on the development of the machine tools that made the growth of American industry possible in the 1800s. The collections area features some of the machinery that made industry hum.