Wagner Free Institute of Science - Engineering 1: The Materials of Engineering Construction

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This collection consists of glass lantern slides and syllabuses for the course “The Materials of Engineering Construction.” It was the first in a series of four courses in Civil Engineering, developed by Samuel Tobias Wagner and taught at the Wagner Free Institute of Science between1893 and 1950. The course discussed the properties, mining, and manufacturing of the various materials used in civil engineering, including stone, brick, cement, concrete, wood, iron, and steel. Of note in the collection are photographs of quarries and furnaces in Swedeland, PA and photos of the Phoenix Iron Co., Phoenixville, PA.
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Hot Stoves, Swedeland Furnaces, Pa., Oct. 1893
Civil engineering--Materials, Swede Furnace (Swedeland, Pa.), Blast furnaces, Iron-works, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of hot stoves at Swede Furnaces. Photograph by Samuel T. Wagner. Label: Samuel T. Wagner stamp and handwritten title: "Hot Stoves. Swede Furnaces. Oct. 1893." Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
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Lime Kiln Top. Swedeland, Pa., Oct. 1893
Civil engineering--Materials, Lantern slides, Limestone, Lime-kilns, Swede Furnace (Swedeland, Pa.)
Glass lantern slide of a Lime Kiln in Swedeland, PA. Photograph taken by Samuel T. Wagner. Label: Samuel T. Wagner stamp and handwritten title: "Lime Kiln Top. Swedeland, Pa., Oct. 1893." Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
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Limestone Quarry. Swedeland, Pa
Civil engineering--Materials, Quarries and quarrying, Limestone mines and mining, Swede Furnace (Swedeland, Pa.), Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of a rocky hillside at a limestone quarry in Swedeland, Pa. Label: Samuel T. Wagner stamp and handwritten title: "Limestone Quarry. Swedeland, Pa. Oct. 1893." Handwriting belongs to Samuel T. Wagner. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
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Quarry [Swedeland, Pa]
Civil engineering--Materials, Quarries and quarrying, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of a man working in a quarry. The photograph was most likely taken by Samuel T. Wagner of a Philadelphia area quarry. Label: Samuel T. Wagner stamp and handwritten title. Title is mostly obscured by black tape except for the date Oct. 1893. Handwriting belongs to Samuel T. Wagner. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
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Swedeland Furnaces, Pa., Oct. 1893
Civil engineering--Materials, Swede Furnace (Swedeland, Pa.), Blast furnaces, Iron-works, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of the Swedeland Furnaces with piles of ore stock around the mill. Photograph by Samuel T. Wagner. Label: Samuel T. Wagner stamp and handwritten title: "Swedeland Furnaces, Pa. Oct. 1893" Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
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