Historical Machinery Exhibits

Vintage images documenting exhibitions and workshops from the 19th century, showcasing machinery and industrial interiors in historic contexts.

Hydrostatic Press Room, Manufacturing United States Currency. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1866-10-22. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Government facilities , Washington (D.C.), Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.), United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Printing

Interior showing wares. Mass. Charitable Mechanic Association, 13th exhibition, 1878. 1878. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Boston (Mass.), Interiors, Exhibitions, Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association

Spring bed shop. Massachusetts State Prison, Charlestown, Mass. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Charlestown (Boston, Mass.)

Treasury Fitting Shop.. J. Wilbur Read (American, 1866 - 1946)

Pump, Annex, Machinery Hall. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Gallery of work, a crow flies of the walking room ..

Hydrostatic Press Room, Manufacturing United States Currency. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1866-10-22. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Government facilities , Washington (D.C.), Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.), United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Printing

Lapper Room, Granite Mill, Fall River, Mass. over Engine Room. Joseph W. Warren (American, active 1870s)

Views of Wm. F. Murphy's Sons' stationery establishment, 509 Chestnut St. (opposite Independence Hall,) Philadelphia. Printing department. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.)

Waltham Watch Manufactory. Machine shop , Factories, Clock & watch industry, Interiors, Waltham Watch Company. Waltham Room Collection

Mill no. 4. Roving department. Willimantic Linen Co. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Connecticut, Linen industry , Connecticut , Willimantic (Conn.), Photography, Industrial, Willimantic (Conn.), Willimantic Linen Company, Interiors

P. R. R. shops Altoona, Pa. Looking through the lathe shop. Views among the Alleghenies. Penna. Railroad. 137. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Railroad, Allegheny Mountains

Mill no. 4. Ring twisting department. Willimantic Linen Co. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Connecticut, Linen industry , Connecticut , Willimantic (Conn.), Photography, Industrial, Willimantic (Conn.), Willimantic Linen Company, Interiors

Phila. Mint Smelting Room. James W. Queen & Company

Olney St. Pumping Station. 1885. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Rhode Island, Providence (R.I.)

Galerie du travail, section Autrichienne , Exhibitions, Machinery, Exposition universelle de 1867 à Paris, Alexandre Benois Collection

Spooling Room, Mechanics Mill. Benjamin West Kilburn (American, 1827 - 1909)

Corliss engine. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Large lathe. Unknown

Machine hall on the world exhibition of 1878, with machines from the Gebr. Stork & Co from Hengelo, Anonymous, 1878 stereograph Paris cardboard. paper albumen print world fair, world exhibition. machine driven by steam Paris

Putnam Machine Company's Shop, Fitchburg, Mass. Interior View.. J.C. Moulton (American, 1824 - 1914, active Fitchburg, Massachusetts)

Interior of store-room, at P. R. R. shops, Altoona, Pa. Views among the Alleghenies. Penna. Railroad. 131 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Railroad, Allegheny Mountains, Storage facilities, Railroad shops & yards, Altoona (Pa.)

Interior of an unidentified exposition displaying machinery. Unknown

Slubbing yarn , Cotton industry, Milling machines, Mills, Yarn

View in basement of Herald building. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Boston (Mass.), Interiors, Basements, Newspapers, Paper

Captain and sailors on the upper deck of a ship; Auf der Kommandobübrücke.

Glass Works, So. Lyndeborough, Hillsborough, N.H. 1875. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New Hampshire, Hillsborough County (N.H.), Girls, Men, Glass industry

Kaarde-machines in de Olympian Cotton Mill in Columbia, anonymous, Underwood and Underwood, 1903 stereograph Columbiapublisher: New York (city) (possibly) cardboard. paper albumen print machines, engines ~ crafts and industries. industrial production Columbia

Machinery Hall, South Avenue. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

View of the Inter-state Industrial Exposition, 1874. (Interior) Interstate Exposition, Chicago. 1874. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois, Chicago (Ill.), Exhibitions , Illinois , Chicago

Piker room, Washington Mills , Textile industry, Textile machinery, Washington Mills Lawrence, Mass.

Machine filling bottles with milk, Buffalo, N. Y.. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New York (State), Buffalo (N.Y.), Dairy products industry

Scales, Machinery Hall. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Salzungen, Gradirgang (evening side) ..

Machinery Hall, South Ave., April 13. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Corliss engine, Machinery Hall. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Engine Room - Interior View - Landus Frary & Clarke Cutting Works. Prescott & White

Corliss engine. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Chain Shop, Mass. State Prison. Boston. Unknown maker, American

Messrs. Penn and Son's Works, Greenwich and Deptford: Deptford Pier Boiler Shop. P. Barry (British, active 1860s)

Cutting Room, Cutting U.S. Currency from the sheets. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1866-10-22. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Government facilities , Washington (D.C.), Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.), United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Printing industry, Cutting

Bird's-eye-view of the great Spinning Room, Fall River, Mass.. Benjamin West Kilburn (American, 1827 - 1909)

Man with machinery in factory 1898, Middle East

Washington Glass Works, New Bedford, Mass. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Mechanics Fair, Buffalo NY. Baker & Record (American, active 1870s)

Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. Dutch cotton mine hengelo. Machine Dutch cotton mint Hengelo. undated. Hengelo, Overijssel

Improved Turning Lathe. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Rhode Island, Pawtucket (R.I.), Lathes, Brown, James S. (James Salisbury), 1802-1879 , Associated objects

Processing sugar cane stems in a central hall through Javanese employees., 1900 - 1935 stereograph Malang (possibly) paper. photographic support. cardboard albumen print

P. R. R. shops Altoona Pa. Looking through the lathe department. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Railroad, Allegheny Mountains

Cutting up salmon. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oregon, Salmon, Fishing industry, Canneries

Silver is king, Mining building, World's Fair, Chicago. Stereoscopic views of the World's Columbian Exposition. 8731. 1893. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois, Chicago (Ill.), Exhibitions , Illinois , Chicago, World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

Corliss engine. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Nebraska section at the Exposition. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Louisiana, New Orleans (La.)

Washington Glass Works, New Bedford, Mass. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Corliss engine. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Machinery Hall, S. Avenue from E. End. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Gelatin photograph showing bales of clean cotton being weighed on a scale in a cotton mill, highlighting machinery, bales, and industrial process.

P. R. R. shops, Altoona Pa. Looking through the lathe department. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Railroad, Allegheny Mountains

Carding Room, Granite Mill, Fall River, Mass. U.S. 3rd Story; Joseph W. Warren (American, active 1870s); 1870s; Albumen silver print

Interior Ophir Hoisting Works. General View.. Carleton Watkins (American, 1829 - 1916)

Sorting the picked tobacco leaves., 1900 - 1935 stereograph Javanese women sort tobacco leaves in a hall, the group is supervised by a European man who inspects some leaves. Malang (possibly) paper. photographic support. cardboard albumen print

Pacific mills,water wheel pit. The "best" series. Lawrence & vicinity. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Lawrence (Mass.), Textile industry, Water power

Waltham Watch Manufactory. Finishing room , Factories, Clock & watch industry, Interiors, Waltham Watch Company. Waltham Room Collection

Upper Weaving Room, Granite Mill, Fall River, Mass. U.S. 2rd Story; Joseph W. Warren (American, active 1870s); 1870s; Albumen silver print

Fabricación de géneros de punto.

Weaving Room, Mechanics' Mill, Fall River, Mass.. Benjamin West Kilburn (American, 1827 - 1909)

Machinery Hall, south avenue from west end. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1876. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Exhibitions, Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Char decorated, interior of the nave, palace of industry and fine arts, Champs-Elysées, 8th arrondissement, Paris. Char decorated, interior of the nave of the Palace of Industry and Fine Arts, Champs-Elysées, Paris (VIIIth Arr.) ". Anonymous photography. Aristotype. Before 1900.

Sewing machines, Grover & Baker S. M. Co. Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Company. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.)

Ounces of Gold Bullion. Robinson Deep Gold Mine (recto); The Rain Forest, Victoria Falls, Rhodesia (verso). J. Wilbur Read (American, 1866 - 1946)

Spooling Room, Mechanic's Mill, Fall River, Mass.. Benjamin West Kilburn (American, 1827 - 1909)

Mill no. 4. One pair engines, 250 H.P., making 350 rev. per min. Willimantic Linen Co. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Connecticut, Linen industry , Connecticut , Willimantic (Conn.), Photography, Industrial, Willimantic (Conn.), Willimantic Linen Company, Engines

Stereo gelatin photograph depicting workers packing butter in the largest dairy in Haslev, Denmark, captured by Underwood & Underwood in 1905.

West side waterworks interior views showing pumping machinery. Chicago and vicinity. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois, Water supply, Chicago (Ill.), Hydraulic facilities , Illinois , Chicago

Four forging at work in a factory, anonymous, c. 1850 - c. 1880 stereograph Europe cardboard. photographic support albumen print smith, blacksmith Europe

Amoskeag Mills, No. 3 Card Room. Manchester views. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1875. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New Hampshire, Manchester (N.H.), Textile industry

Putnam Machine Company's Shop, Fitchburg, Mass. Interior View.. J.C. Moulton (American, 1824 - 1914, active Fitchburg, Massachusetts)

General view in large printing room of cotton mills, Lawrence, Mass. , Textile industry

Corliss Centennial Engine (steam engine) at the World Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876; International Exhibition, 1876. 4 (...) 6 Corliss Engine ..

Cutting up the hogs, Armour's great packing house, Chicago, U.S.A. 1890 - 1899. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois, Chicago (Ill.), Stockyards , Illinois , Chicago

A half-mile of pork, Armour's great packing house, Chicago, Ill. 1894. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois, Chicago (Ill.), Stockyards , Illinois , Chicago

Packing prize butter for the European markets in the biggest dairy in the world, Haslev, Denmark..

Interior, Atlantic Mills , Textile industry, Atlantic Mills Lawrence, Mass.

A half-mile of pork, Armour's great packing house, Chicago, Ill. 1894. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois, Chicago (Ill.), Stockyards , Illinois , Chicago

Interior of the sculptors workshop of Cyprian Godebski in Carrara - the artist at work on the Adam Mickiewicz monument for Warsaw. unknown, photographer

A restaurant kitchen on the street, outside the burned district -- San Francisco, Cal. , Outdoor cookery, Restaurants, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906

Hydrostatic Press Room, Manufacturing United States Currency. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1866-10-22. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Government facilities , Washington (D.C.), Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.), Printing, Engraving

Humble shawl weavers at Cashmere (Srinigar), India , Looms, Weaving

A half-mile of pork, Armour's great packing house, Chicago, Ill. 1894. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois, Chicago (Ill.), Stockyards , Illinois , Chicago

Finisher cording, Atlantic Cotton Mills , Textile industry, Textile machinery, Atlantic Mills Lawrence, Mass.

Putting the rough linen fabric through the cropping machine - linen mill. , Linen industry, Textile mill workers, Textile machinery

Factory of Telegraphs and Weights of all kinds and products of the "iron, steel and copper at ul. Marsza Kowska in Warsaw. Telegraphic construction workshop; Brandel, Konrad (1838-1920); 1873 (1873-00-00-1873-00-00);Telegraph Factory, Méyet, Leopold (1850-1912) - collection, Warsaw (Masovian Voivodeship), industrial architecture, królewskie gifts, factories

Putting the rough linen fabric through the cropping machine - linen mill. , Linen industry, Textile mill workers, Textile machinery

French machines at the World Exhibition of 1862, William England, 1862 stereograph London cardboard. paper albumen print world fair, world exhibition London

Wm. Couper studio

View of engineers on the project at work in their office. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Sudbury River (Mass.), Hydraulic facilities , Massachusetts, Interiors, Engineers, Drafting tables

Interior view, Pacific cotton mills, wool sorting , Textile industry, Pacific Mills

World exhibition , machine hall, German Reich No, Josef Löwy -, photographer, Viennese photographer association, publishing house

P. R. R. shops Altoona, Pa. Rear view of erecting shop, from crane. Views among the Alleghenies. Penna. Railroad. 229 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Railroad, Allegheny Mountains, Railroad shops & yards, Altoona (Pa.)

The interior of the steel plant (Warsaw Stal Factory) in Praga at ul. Swedish; 1880s (1880-00-00-1889-00-00);

Champagne in the refining racks, - a glimpse in wine cellars at Rheims, France.. Underwood & Underwood (American, founded 1881, dissolved 1940s)

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