Workers in the Gilded Age

Origins of the Industrial Revolution : 

Origins of the Industrial Revolution US Studies

What is the Gilded Age? : 

What is the Gilded Age? Gilded—a thin covering of gold Industrial Era Civil War—business had to be efficient Started in Great Britain (domestic system—wool) Factories—immigrants & displaced farm workers

Life in 1865 & 1900 : 

Life in 1865 & 1900 1865 No indoor electric lighting Sun was the clock No electrical appliances No refrigeration (ice blocks) Communication—through mail system (pony express) Changes—inventors, patents, & manufacturing (Thomas Edison) 1900 Many new inventions from the Industrial Age that made life easier: Indoor electric lighting Electrical appliances (including refrigerators) Telephones & telegraphs Railroads (towns; transcontinental; time zones)

Our focus: Workers : 

Our focus: Workers

Coal Mining : 

Coal Mining

Workers : 

Workers

Going to Work : 

Going to Work

Breaker Boys : 

Breaker Boys

Accidents : 

Accidents

Mining Towns : 

Mining Towns

Town Cave-In : 

Town Cave-In

Inside a Factory : 

Inside a Factory

Pullman Factory : 

Pullman Factory

Cigar Rollers : 

Cigar Rollers

Unsafe? : 

Unsafe?

Triangle Shirt Factory Fire : 

Triangle Shirt Factory Fire Here’s What Happened (Video)

The Factory : 

The Factory

The Fire : 

The Fire

Aftermath : 

Aftermath

Aftermath : 

Aftermath

Aftermath : 

Aftermath

Aftermath : 

Aftermath

Fire Escape : 

Fire Escape

Living Conditions : 

Living Conditions

One Room : 

One Room

Crowded Conditions : 

Crowded Conditions

Back Alley : 

Back Alley

Exterior : 

Exterior

Row Houses : 

Row Houses

Nicer Row Houses : 

Nicer Row Houses

Famous Row Houses : 

Famous Row Houses

Carnegie Mansion, NYC : 

Carnegie Mansion, NYC