The progress of the century - the lightning steam press, the electric telegraph, the locomotive, [and] the steamboat – Antique Print
![The progress of the century - the lightning steam press, the electric telegraph, the locomotive, [and] the steamboat, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1876. — historic image](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/98/9852996f1173-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The progress of the century - the lightning steam press, the electric telegraph, the locomotive, [and] the steamboat
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The lithograph's title sets out its argument: four inventions, the lightning steam press, the electric telegraph, the locomotive, and the steamboat, presented as the milestones of the nineteenth century. Published by Currier & Ives in New York around 1876, the centennial year of American independence, it belongs to a genre the firm sold widely, in which mechanical progress was celebrated as proof of national advancement. Because the print sits in the railroad group of this board, the locomotive is the detail worth watching, since it shows how the railroad was viewed as one of several linked technologies that were reshaping daily life.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1876. |
|---|---|
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,553 × 2,014 px · prints to 9 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 19 |
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