The Society for Industrial Archeology.

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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 Roebling Legacy

    Saturday, September 29, 1918 1:00-3:00 Clifford Zink -Discussion and Book Signing – The Roebling Legacy The story of the Roeblings and their family business is…

  • The Great Dorset Steam Fair

    The Great Dorset Steam Fair held in the village of Tarrant Hinton, Dorset, England is in its 50th year and took place from 23th –…

  • MEET THE EXPERT: SLATE SPLITTING

      Saturday, September 15th at 11am For many years, Lehigh and Northampton Counties dominated slate production in the United States. Among many products, slate for…

  • Capturing “Jove’s Autograph”: Late Nineteenth-Century Lightning Photography and Electrical Agency

    Laura Turner Igoe  Harvard Art Museums http://journalpanorama.org/capturing-joves-autograph-late-nineteenth-century-lightning-photography-and-electrical-agency/ Click to access LTI_Capturing-Jove.pdf A thorough, engaging review of photographic techniques in documenting lightning and its developments focusing on…

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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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