Traces the explosive growth of the Inudstrial Revolution in the United States - beginning with a thread mill built in 1791, followed by the first modern factory in history. Explains how labor-saving machines, mass production techniques, rapid communication devices increased the standard of living and how the development of fast transportation made the whole continent a market place. Part of the Rise of Industrial America series.
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ACMI Identifier
321713
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Factories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial efficiency
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial productivity
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial sociology
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - United States
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industry - History
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industry - Social aspects
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mass production
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communications - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - History
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Industry - Social aspects
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Industrial revolution
History → United States - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)