Industrial Development Collection

Machines in the textile factory of the brand "La Lanera Espanola" in Sabadell, near Barcelona, Spain, c
AIS5380086 Machines in the textile factory of the brand "La Lanera Espanola" in Sabadell, near Barcelona, Spain, c. 1920 (b/w photo); © Iberfoto.

View of Limehouse, England, with a description of the industrialization of the Thames at the end of the Victorian era
MMM5467127 View of Limehouse, England, with a description of the industrialization of the Thames at the end of the Victorian era (late 19th century) and of tugboats, cutters, and barges

Uncle Sam squeezing a steel belt around the globe symbolizing America's domination of the new methods of working in
NWI4827314 Uncle Sam squeezing a steel belt around the globe symbolizing America's domination of the new methods of working in the metallurgical industry vis-a-vis other powers (England, Prussia)

Algeria, Cheliff Region, Chlef: 4 Algerians pose in front of the tent of a European looking for oil, 1917
LUX4781083 Algeria, Cheliff Region, Chlef: 4 Algerians pose in front of the tent of a European looking for oil, 1917; (add.info.: Algeria, Cheliff Region)

Algeria, Ain Zeft: Europeans contemplate the oil coming from the pipe, 1906
LUX4780895 Algeria, Ain Zeft: Europeans contemplate the oil coming from the pipe, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: Europeans contemplate the oil coming from the pipe)

Wire mill, machinery used to manufacture wire, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W
FLO4593158 Wire mill, machinery used to manufacture wire, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J

Romania, Walachia, JU, Ploiesti: oil field, close-up of a drill with a stake, ropes, blows, horse
LUX4787582 Romania, Walachia, JU, Ploiesti: oil field, close-up of a drill with a stake, ropes, blows, horse, oil workers and technicians, 1903; (add.info.: Romania, Walachia, JU)

Romania, Walachia, JU, Ploiesti: exploitation, drilling and reflection of a derrick in a pond of oil, 1900
LUX4788451 Romania, Walachia, JU, Ploiesti: exploitation, drilling and reflection of a derrick in a pond of oil, 1900; (add.info.: Romania, Walachia, JU, Ploiesti: exploitation)

March of Intellect. Mechanical, 1829 (hand coloured etching on paper)
7483082 March of Intellect. Mechanical, 1829 (hand coloured etching on paper) by Seymour, Robert (1798-1836); 25x35 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Equipment used in worsted manufacture: breaking frame, spinning frame and roving frame, 18th century
FLO4593340 Equipment used in worsted manufacture: breaking frame, spinning frame and roving frame, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by J

Steam engines: Jonathan Hornblower's compound steam engine, Edmund Cartwright's alcohol engine
FLO4593271 Steam engines: Jonathan Hornblower's compound steam engine, Edmund Cartwright's alcohol engine and Arthur Woolf's high-pressure compound steam engine, 18th and 19th century

View of the Gare de l'Ouest, Paris, 1893 (engraving)
ELD4835492 View of the Gare de l'Ouest, Paris, 1893 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the Gare de l'Ouest (current Gare Saint Lazare)

Edison and his assistants leaving Washington for North Carolina to investigate cobalt, 1906
NWI4947870 Edison and his assistants leaving Washington for North Carolina to investigate cobalt, 1906.; (add.info.: Edison)

The Crystal Palace in London (England), built during the major industrial exhibition of 1851
NWI4959311 The Crystal Palace in London (England), built during the major industrial exhibition of 1851. Illustration, 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: The Crystal Palace in London (England)

Romania, Walachia, JU, Ploiesti: Campina oil field, derricks reflecting in an oil pond, 1914
LUX4787594 Romania, Walachia, JU, Ploiesti: Campina oil field, derricks reflecting in an oil pond, 1914; (add.info.: Romania, Walachia, JU, Ploiesti: Campina oil field)

Algeria, Cheliff Region, Chlef: oil research, a caravan camps on the edge of a wadi, surrounded by horses and donkeys
LUX4780998 Algeria, Cheliff Region, Chlef: oil research, a caravan camps on the edge of a wadi, surrounded by horses and donkeys, 1917; (add.info.: Algeria, Cheliff Region, Chlef: oil research)

View of island 9 and construction sites from the former military factory in Marseille in 1865
JEB4858000 View of island 9 and construction sites from the former military factory in Marseille in 1865. Photograph by Adolphe Terris

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Une rue du Coron, 1920
LUX4802903 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Une rue du Coron, 1920; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Une rue du Coron

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Un coron, 1920
LUX4802879 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Un coron, 1920; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Un coron, 1920); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Steam Engine Makers Society, 1884 (hand coloured engraving on paper)
7485259 Steam Engine Makers Society, 1884 (hand coloured engraving on paper) by Morton, William (b.1826); 49x34 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Crumlin Viaduct, c.1852 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7483131 Crumlin Viaduct, c.1852 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Kennard, Thomas William (1825-1893); 26x45 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Cotton press for making cotton balls, circa 1900
NWI4825485 Cotton press for making cotton balls, circa 1900.; (add.info.: Cotton press for making cotton balls, circa 1900.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Carding engine used for wool manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees'
FLO4593192 Carding engine used for wool manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' " Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary," London

Sections through one of Jedediah Strutt's water-powered cotton mills at Belper, Derbyshire, 18th century
FLO4592052 Sections through one of Jedediah Strutt's water-powered cotton mills at Belper, Derbyshire, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Steam engines by Thomas Savery, William Blakey, Mr Kier, and Denis Papin, 17th and 18th centuries
FLO4593330 Steam engines by Thomas Savery, William Blakey, Mr Kier, and Denis Papin, 17th and 18th centuries. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by J

Steam engine, on the principle of Thomas Newcomen, as constructed by John Smeaton, 19th century
FLO4593327 Steam engine, on the principle of Thomas Newcomen, as constructed by John Smeaton, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by J

Slubbing machine or billy, used to twist carded thread in woollen manufacture, 19th century
FLO4593159 Slubbing machine or billy, used to twist carded thread in woollen manufacture, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by J

Romania, Walachia, JU, Ploiesti: oil field, close-up of a drill with a stake, ropes, blows, horse
LUX4787570 Romania, Walachia, JU, Ploiesti: oil field, close-up of a drill with a stake, ropes, blows, horse, oil workers and technicians, 1903; (add.info.: Romania, Walachia, JU)

Otto Gas Engine, c.1867 (engraving)
1720831 Otto Gas Engine, c.1867 (engraving); (add.info.: The Otto engine was a large stationary single-cylinder internal combustion four-stroke engine designed by the German Nicolaus Otto)

Abbey Cloth Mills, Bradford-on-Avon, 1875 (photo-litho on paper)
7485311 Abbey Cloth Mills, Bradford-on-Avon, 1875 (photo-litho on paper) by Gane, Richard (1839-1877); 21x27 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Bateau a vapeur & Chemin de Fer, 19th century (hand coloured woodcut on paper)
7485300 Bateau a vapeur & Chemin de Fer, 19th century (hand coloured woodcut on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 30x37 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Speedwell Forges, site of the first demonstration of the electric telegraph, in Morristown
NWI4966639 Speedwell Forges, site of the first demonstration of the electric telegraph, in Morristown, New Jersey (USA) - Reproduction of an invoice from 1837 - Colorized engraving 19th century

Advertising poster for Augusto shoes, 19th century (engraving)
JEB4848869 Advertising poster for Augusto shoes, 19th century (engraving); Musee d'histoire, Marseille, France; (add.info.: Advertising poster for Augusto shoes)

Smoke leaving the Duquesne factory chimneys at night, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1900
NWI4827220 Smoke leaving the Duquesne factory chimneys at night, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1900. Coloured engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Algeria, Cheliff Region, Chlef: oil research, a caravan camps on the edge of a wadi, surrounded by horses and donkeys
LUX4781003 Algeria, Cheliff Region, Chlef: oil research, a caravan camps on the edge of a wadi, surrounded by horses and donkeys, 1917; (add.info.: Algeria, Cheliff Region, Chlef: oil research)

Algeria, Ain zeft: March 1904, Count CriquiMontfort poses in front of 3 wooden derricks built on the slope of a hill in
LUX4780273 Algeria, Ain zeft: March 1904, Count CriquiMontfort poses in front of 3 wooden derricks built on the slope of a hill in a mountainous landscape

Map of Bohemia (litho)
8661136 Map of Bohemia (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Bohemia. The Kingdom of Bohemia formed one of the richest provinces of the Empire of Austria)

The United Society of Brush Makers, c.1840 (engraving on paper)
7485260 The United Society of Brush Makers, c.1840 (engraving on paper) by Shury, John & Son (fl.c.1840); 41x31 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Crimple Valley Viaduct, York and North Midland Railway. Harrogate Branch, 1847 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7483127 Crimple Valley Viaduct, York and North Midland Railway. Harrogate Branch, 1847 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Birkinshaw, John Cass (1811-1857); 34x45 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Clifton Suspension Bridge, c.1864 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7483109 Clifton Suspension Bridge, c.1864 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Webb, W. T. (fl.c.1864); 22x32 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Artist: W. T)

Hotwells and Clifton, c.1831 (litho on paper)
7483100 Hotwells and Clifton, c.1831 (litho on paper) by Bedford, T. (fl.c.1831); 18x26 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Artist: T)

Steel converter (convertisseur d'acier). 19th century (object)
UIG5429750 Steel converter (convertisseur d'acier). 19th century (object); Dorling Kindersley/UIG.

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Saint Joseph church district, a coron, 1920
LUX4802877 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Bruay en Artois: Saint Joseph church district, a coron, 1920; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59)

Algerie, Ain zeft: March 1904, French technicians and engineers pose in front of a wooden derrick
LUX4780270 Algerie, Ain zeft: March 1904, French technicians and engineers pose in front of a wooden derrick and contemplate the oil flowing through a pipe

Romania, Walachia, JU, Ploiesti: oil field, close-up of a drill with a stake, ropes, blows, horse
LUX4787548 Romania, Walachia, JU, Ploiesti: oil field, close-up of a drill with a stake, ropes, blows, horse, oil workers and technicians, 1903; (add.info.: Romania, Walachia, JU)

Workers making cotton balls in a cotton press in southern Italy, years 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4825471 Workers making cotton balls in a cotton press in southern Italy, years 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Matthew Boulton and James Watt's steam engine, elevation and plan of the beam floor, 1776
FLO4593374 Matthew Boulton and James Watt's steam engine, elevation and plan of the beam floor, 1776. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by J

John Austin's steam-powered engine loom and shuttle, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by W
FLO4593220 John Austin's steam-powered engine loom and shuttle, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J

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"Unleashing the Power of Industrial Development: A Glimpse into the Past" Step back in time to 1909, as aviation pioneer Louis Bleriot and his wife triumphantly land in Calais after their historic Channel crossing. Their daring feat symbolizes the relentless pursuit of progress that characterizes industrial development. Meanwhile, a black and white photograph takes us to Ha Long, Vietnam around 1900, where an open-air coal mine stands as a testament to human ingenuity. This image captures the immense scale of industrial operations and highlights how natural resources were harnessed for economic growth. In another corner of history, we witness The Great Eastern setting sail on July 23rd, 1865. William Howard Russell's colorful lithograph immortalizes this momentous event from his book "The Atlantic Telegraph. " This technological marvel revolutionized communication across continents and exemplifies the transformative power of industrialization. Closer to home in Yeadon Church near Leeds in 1924, we see a community shaped by industry. The church stands tall amidst an urban landscape dominated by factories and mills—a reminder that industrial development not only brings progress but also leaves its mark on society. Moving onto artistry inspired by industry, an oil painting from 1907 depicts an enchanting scene—an industrial landscape blanketed with snow. This juxtaposition between nature's beauty and man-made structures reminds us that even amidst rapid development, there is room for harmony between humans and their environment. Delving deeper into manufacturing processes, we step inside Hjula weaving Mill through an exquisite pastel drawing from 1886. Here we witness skilled workers operating intricate machinery—proof that innovation drives productivity within industries like textiles. Across borders in Chemnitz, Germany lies the Saxon loom factory showcasing a damask loom used in textile production. Its presence signifies how advancements in technology have propelled entire regions forward economically while providing livelihoods for countless individuals.