Louis Vuitton’s High Jewelry Collection Honors 19th Century Innovation
Awakened Hands, Awakened Minds' by Louis Vuitton and its creative director, Francesca Amfitheatrof, is the second in a series ...
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Revisiting the McKinley tariff
The McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised import duties to nearly 50% on average, up from around 38% previously. As the House Ways and Means Committee chairman, McKinley argued that high tariffs were ...
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19th-century paintings show first hints of post-industrial climate change
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! The BBC's Diane Cole reports on an exhibition of 19th-century paintings believed to depict the early signs of climate change introduced ...
How Valentine’s Day was transformed by the Industrial Revolution and ‘manufactured intimacy’
When we think of Valentine’s Day, chubby Cupids, hearts and roses generally come to mind, not industrial processes like mass ...
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A history of the pharmaceutical industry
Similarly, whilst GlaxoSmithKline’s origins can be traced back as far as 1715, it was only in the middle of the 19th century that Beecham became involved in the industrial production of medicine ...
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These Stunning 19th-Century Artworks Reveal the Contradictions of the Modern Woman
Tissot’s 19th-century admirers certainly recognized his sparkling ability to capture their unique moment in time. As one critic wrote, “[If] our industrial and artistic creations may perish ...
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Beyond evolution: Alfred Russel Wallace's critique of the 19th century world
In the 19th century, Wallace's observations were striking. British imperialism was at its zenith, and the Industrial Revolution was fueling a titanic amplification of human impact upon nature.