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Technology and Engineering
These photographs show the machinery developed for use in Lowell’s mills. Along with the generators and turbines that converted potential energy to…
Life in an Industrial City
Life in an industrial city brought opportunities and hardships and did not always live up to the rosy picture painted by the mill owners who recruited…
Environmental Impacts of Industrialization
These photographs highlight the environmental impacts that industrialization had on Lowell. From the air pollution emitted by the mills’ smokestacks…