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  1. Nathaniel Hawthorne's departure from Brook Farm
    date October, 1841 to October 17, 1842map SUFFOLK, Massachusettstags Economy, Massachusetts, Agriculture, Hawthorne, Nathaniel

    On October 17, 1842 Nathaniel Hawthorne officially resigned himself from Brook Farm, an attempt at a utopian society founded on the precepts of the early socialistic ideas of Charles Fourier. Having arrived there on April 12, 1841 Nathaniel Hawthorne was a founding member, both in person and purse, of the Brook Farm experiment, but the author spent only six months with the community (having physically...

  2. Grant Issues Order No. 11
    date January 18, 1863map MC CRACKEN, Kentuckytags Government, Politics, Race-Relations, Church/Religious-Activity, Economy

    In January of 1863 Union General Ulysses S. Grant issued an order that excluded anyone from the Jewish descent from his military department. Order eleven read, “The Jews, as a class, violating every trade regulation established by the Treasury Department, also Department orders, are hereby expelled from the department within twenty-four hours from the receipt of this order.”  The order then explained...

  3. Uncommon Access and Consumerism
    date May 24, 1883map NEW YORK, New Yorktags Science/Technology, Economy

    The souvenir booklet distributed by merchandiser Frederick Loeser during the initial weeks of the opening of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge on May 24, 1883, represented an early example of direct marketing. The crush of pedestrian traffic that gathered on the bridge's promenade deck was anxious to experience what was described as the "Eighth Wonder of the World", and no doubt contained shoppers....

  4. The Freedmen’s Record Reports on the Prosperity of Freedmen
    date October, 1865 to 1865map SUFFOLK, Massachusettstags African-Americans, Economy, Race-Relations, Slavery

    According to the Freedmen’s Record report, many southerners perceived freedmen as “a hopelessly lazy, sensual creature who, if he has enough to satisfy the lowest animal wants, will be content.” They feared that freedmen would resort to theft instead of working to fulfill their needs.  The Record attempted to change these perceptions by exposing the tremendous success of freed African Americans...

  5. Air Nailer spreads though Building Industry
    date 1985map Lebanon, Pennsylvaniatags construction, Economy

    Brian Hoy, a life-long building contractor appreciated many new tools that entered into wide usage in the trade but he stated that “the air gun is one [tool] that helped increase production.” He adapted the air guns in the middle of the 1980s. The air nailers were around earlier, but were not widely used because they were not proven. Once the large companies started to make the nailers, and builders...

  6. Cordless Tools spread in the Building Industry
    date 1980map Lebanon, Pennsylvaniatags Economy, construction

    In 1961, Black and Decker invented cordless power tools. Brian Hoy, who worked as a general contractor for over 30 years, found the convenience of these tools to be among the best technological changes in the industry especially for small jobs. He stated “cordless tools are one of the greatest tools to have come to the trade because of their eases of use.” One reason is because contractors do not...

  7. Levitt & Sons Advertises New Housing Design
    date 1949map Bucks, Pennsylvaniatags Housing, Economy, World War II

    After receiving much criticism on his first mass-produced, low-cost housing design, the influential post-World War II real estate developer, William Levitt, introduced a new design in 1949.  As advertisements for the new Rancher sprang up across Pennsylvania, many citizens, including veterans who would receive significant discounts, flocked to the Exhibit Center in the Levittown suburbs.  The innovative,...

  8. Safety Conditions in the Iron and Steel Industry
    date 1950 to 1971map Jefferson, Alabamatags Economy, Iron and Steel Industry, Industrial Safety Conditi

    “The foreman would let you know if it was safe. Because he said something was safe didn’t mean it was safe.” This is how Ulysses S. Anderson described the safety conditions at Sloss Furnace, a pig-iron producing blast furnace in Birmingham, Alabama. While being interviewed by the Sloss Furnace Association Anderson spent a great amount of time describing the safety conditions he encountered during...

  9. An African American Worker at Sloss Furnace Encounters the Color Line
    date 1925 to 1950map Jefferson, Alabamatags Iron and Steel Industry, Economy, Race-Relations, African-Americans

    '"A nigger can't bid for a white man's job." was how Alonzo Gaines described labor divisions among African Americans and whites at the time he was employed at Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1984 Gaines sat down in an interview with the Sloss Furnace Association with the goal of recording his thoughts on his career at Sloss Furnaces, a pig-iron producing blast furnace in Birmingham, Alabama....

  10. Industrial competition between Chicago and Pittsburg
    date 1915map Cook, Illinoistags Pittsburg, Chicago, Steel and Iron Industry, Economy

    Internal competition in a country can be a strong force for development and improvements in some industries.  This “American versus American” phenomenon appeared in many industries in the US. In the early twentieth century, the United States was still developing. At that time, many industries were still in their early stage  -- the car industry and aviation industry, for example. Because these...

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