Scientific American, Vol. 79, No. 25 (1898)
Scientific American, volume 79, number 25 from 1898, a weekly American periodical of science, engineering and invention aimed at a general technical readership. Its pages here show photographs and engraved diagrams of naval guns at the Washington Navy Yard, a rotary engine, and concrete dam construction. The photographs are grainy and documentary, with cluttered industrial settings and heavy machinery that suit a designer seeking raw, utilitarian period texture and mechanical detail.
