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

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About This Collection

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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Blooming Mill, Phoenix Iron Co., Nov. 1893
Blooming Mill, Phoenix Iron Co., Nov. 1893
Civil engineering--Materials, Phoenix Iron Company, Iron-works, Iron industry and trade, Rolling-mills, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of the blooming mill at Phoenix Iron Company. Photograph by Samuel T. Wagner. Label: Samuel T. Wagner stamp and handwritten title: "Blooming Mill. Phoenix Iron Co. Nov. 1893." Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Healing Furnace, Phoenix Iron Co., Nov. 1893
Healing Furnace, Phoenix Iron Co., Nov. 1893
Civil engineering--Materials, Phoenix Iron Company, Blast-furnaces, Iron-works, Iron industry and trade, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of a healing furnace at Phoenix Iron Co. Photograph by Samuel T. Wagner. Label: Samuel T. Wagner stamp and handwritten title: "Healing Furnace. P.I. Co. Nov. 1893." Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
New Mill. Phoenix Iron Co., Nov. 1893
New Mill. Phoenix Iron Co., Nov. 1893
Civil engineering--Materials, Phoenix Iron Company, Iron-works, Iron industry and trade, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of a new mill building at Phoenix Iron Co. Photograph by Samuel T. Wagner. Label: Samuel T. Wagner stamp and handwritten title reads: "New Mill. Phoenix Iron Co. Nov. 1893." Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Open Hearth Furnace, Phoenix Iron Co., Nov. 1893
Open Hearth Furnace, Phoenix Iron Co., Nov. 1893
Civil engineering--Materials, Phoenix Iron Company, Iron-works, Iron industry and trade, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of an open hearth furnace at Phoenix Iron Company. Label: Samuel T. Wagner stamp and handwritten label: "Open Hearth Furnace. Phoenix Iron Co. Nov. 1893." Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Open Hearth Furnaces, Phoenix Iron Co., Nov. 1893
Open Hearth Furnaces, Phoenix Iron Co., Nov. 1893
Civil engineering--Materials, Phoenix Iron Company, Iron-works, Iron industry and trade, Open-hearth furnaces, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of open hearth furnaces at Phoenix Iron Company. Photograph by Samuel T. Wagner. Label: Samuel T. Wagner stamp and handwritten title: "Open Hearth Furnaces. P.I.Co. Nov. 1893." Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Puddle Furnace, Phoenix Iron Co., Nov. 1893
Puddle Furnace, Phoenix Iron Co., Nov. 1893
Civil engineering--Materials, Lantern slides, Phoenix Iron Company, Puddling-furnaces, Iron-works, Iron industry and trade
Glass lantern slide of a puddle furnace at the Phoenix Iron Company. Photograph by Samuel T. Wagner. Label: Samuel T. Wagner stamp and handwritten title: "Puddle Furnace. Phoenix Iron Co. Nov. 1893" Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Roll Train, 24" Mill, Phoenix Iron Co., Nov. 1893
Roll Train, 24" Mill, Phoenix Iron Co., Nov. 1893
Civil engineering--Materials, Phoenix Iron Company, Iron-works, Iron industry and trade, Rolling-mills, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of a roll train, 24” Mill at Phoenix Iron Company. Photograph by Samuel T. Wagner. Label: Samuel T. Wagner stamp and handwritten title: "Roll Train. 24 Mill. P.I. Co. Nov. 1893." Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.