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1800s: Steam whistle blowing. Drawing of cityscape.

1680s · ID: row-626

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United States 1800s: A steam whistle atop an industrial smokestack blows amid billowing dark smoke, with pipes and machinery visible in the foreground against a hazy sky. The clip transitions to a detailed illustrated drawing of a sprawling 19th-century cityscape, showing a grid of streets, buildings, a central park with a fountain, and a harbor filled with sailing ships in the distance.

Subjects: 1800s 19th century alarm archival black and white illustration blowing blowing whistle buildings city grid city map city plan cityscape downtown drawing engine factory fountain harbor hazy sky historic city historical history illustration industrial industrial revolution industry machinery park period pipes plume of smoke port sailing ships smoke smokestack steam whistle streets urban layout urban planning vintage drawing waterfront