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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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.
Section Through Puddling Furnace
Section Through Puddling Furnace
Civil engineering--Materials, Puddling-furnaces, Iron-works, Lantern slides
Glass lantern slide drawn by Samuel T. Wagner of a puddling furnace. No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950.