The Society for Industrial Archeology.
OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER
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Lost Creeks and Sewers of PhiladelphiaSaturday, April 18, 2026, 10:30am Chapter member Adam Levine is offering a gallery talk on his exhibit with photographer Joseph Elliot at the Athenaeum in Philadelphia. The event will be limited to the first 20 people who register. To sign up please send an email…
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The History of the Bar Code
Gavin WeightmanSmithsonian Magazine, September 23, 201 Two Drexel University graduates came up with the idea for the bar code and obtained a patent for it…
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Eastwick Family Letters
Eastwick Family Letters at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania During the rise of the Transportation Revolution in the 1830s and 1840s, Russia sought to improve…
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Fairmount Waterworks Tours
Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center presents Join us for an outdoor walking tour of Fairmount Water Works! This 200+ year old building is a National…
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The Camden & Amboy Railroad
The Camden & Amboy Railroad at South Amboy, NJ An illustrated presentation by Patrick HarshbargerWednesday, May 8, 2024, 6 pm On behalf of the City…
● About US
The SIA’s emphasis on archeology reflects a concern for the tangible evidence of early industry. Our mission is the study, interpretation, and preservation of the surviving factories, machinery, bridges, canals, industrial communities and artifacts that are historically significant.
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