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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Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, Plan for The Kiln Building
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, Plan for The Kiln Building
Civil engineering--Materials, Cement plants--Design and construction, Cement kilns, Vulcanite Portland Cement Company (Philadelphia, Pa.), Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of the plan for the kiln building at the Vulcanite Portland Cement Company. Reproduction of an image from the article “The Vulcanite Portland Cement Company’s Works” in “The Engineering Record,” Vol. 39, no. 23, 1899. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, Plan for the New Power Plant
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, Plan for the New Power Plant
Civil engineering--Materials, Cement plants--Design and construction, Vulcanite Portland Cement Company (Philadelphia, Pa.), Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of the plan for the new power plant at the Vulcanite Portland Cement Company. It shows the floor plans for the Engine and Boiler House and includes labels for the Air Compressor, Engine and Dynamo, Pumps, Shaft to the Mill Building, Coal Conveyor, Ash Conveyor, Blow-off Pipes, and Smoke Flue. Reproduction of an image from the article “The Vulcanite Portland Cement Company’s Works” in “The Engineering Record,” Vol. 39, no. 23, 1899. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, Plan for The Stone House and Mill Building
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company, Plan for The Stone House and Mill Building
Civil engineering--Materials, Cement plants--Design and construction, Vulcanite Portland Cement Company (Philadelphia, Pa.), Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide of the plan for the stone house and mill building at the Vulcanite Portland Cement Company. Reproduction of an image from the article “The Vulcanite Portland Cement Company’s Works” in “The Engineering Record,” Vol. 39, no. 23, 1899. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.