Life, 1907-08-01 · page 2 of 48
Life — August 1, 1907 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is not a political cartoon but rather a **promotional photograph and article** celebrating industrial progress. The image shows a massive crowd gathered at the **Atlas Engine Works in Indianapolis**, a major American manufacturing facility devoted to building engines and boilers. The accompanying text praises the plant's growth from Providence, Rhode Island to Indianapolis, noting it now covers "some forty acres" and represents "the largest plant in the world" for its specialized purpose. The article emphasizes American industrial achievement and engineering prowess, positioning the factory as a symbol of national technological superiority. The large water tower bearing "ATLAS ENGINE WORKS" serves as the visual focal point, emphasizing the scale and importance of industrial infrastructure during America's manufacturing boom era.
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A GREAT INDUSTRIAL PLANT Time was when Providence, Rhode Island, was the great center of the Engineering Industry. It has moved westward, until now the largest plant in the world devoted to building engines and boilers is that of the Atlas Engine Works, covering some forty acres of ground in Indianapolis. _ It is an interesting comment on American mechanical genius that this concem has reached its present huge proportions and commanding position through neither merger nor combination, but through the general recognition of the merit of its produ@t throughout the civilized and semicivilized world. comicbooks.com |