By Industry We Thrive
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By Industry We Thrive

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Date made: 1873
Maker: Kimmel & Voigt; Schnabe, A.
Place: New York, New York
Image size: Image: 17 x 24 in.; 43.18 x 60.96 cm
ID number: DL*60.2413
Negative number: 2003-31952


Description:

Colored print commemorating all aspects of American industrial progess. In the foreground three central figures stand holding different tools: a trowel, a leveling triangle, a mallet, a chisel, a saw, and a tri-square. They are surrounded by a collection of men performing a variety of tasks representing different industries. Behind them is a statue of Benjamin Franklin. The background shows a train, ships in a harbor, a factory with smokestacks, telegraph lines, and a construction site.