But the industry as we understand it today really has its origins in the second half of the 19th century. Whilst the scientific revolution of the 17th century had spread ideas of rationalism and ...

"We did a bit of research on them and they are in there to ward off evil spirits and witches." The post 19th Century shoes to ...

Miners once lived and worked in Humberstone saltpeter works. Now it's a ghost town and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photos ...

That’s OK, and much of your audience obviously enjoys modeling contemporary railroading. However, I’m interested in modeling the railroad industry as it was in the 19th century. Can you suggest the ...

The city is among those vying for funding from the $100 million “Innovation Clusters” state program to promote development of key industries. In its case, Hartford would expand its work in artificial ...

Organized around five themes dating back to the medium’s beginnings, this exhibition explores nineteenth-century photographs through the work of twenty-one contemporary artists. Reflecting the ...

Fashion is an enormous global industry. It sits at the very crossroads of individual expression and the global ecological ...

And don't forget about The Catfish Hotel, the first hotel in Shreveport. It opened in 1837 and a drawing of the establishment ...

Photo credit: DKPuck Well, back in the late 19th century, when the government was handing out fancy buildings like candy ... Saginaw played a big role in Michigan’s car industry, and the museum has ...

In the early 19th century, Europeans on the hunt for saltpeter ... bypassing the need for saltpeter. The loss of the industry combined with the Great Depression had a severe effect on Chile's ...

Image via Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn’s New Year Celebrations Brooklyn had many different ways to celebrate the New Year. Of course, in the late 19th century, your ability to celebrate depended on your ...