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American Business History in “The Gilded Age” | Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business | Library of Congress
February 24, 2022 by Ellen Terrell Given its underlying business themes, The Gilded Age, which premiered on HBO in January 2022, quickly caught my attention. The show’s first season, which is set in 1882 in the rapidly changing New York City landscape, revolves around the clash between the mores of old New York society and…
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New to the Digital Collections: Dun & Bradstreet | Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business | Library of Congress
January 10, 2022 by Natalie Burclaff The Science, Technology & Business Division is excited to announce the digital collection of Dun’s Reference Book from 1900 to 1924! In the Business Reference Section, about 20% of the questions we receive are related to locating information on historical businesses. We use a lot of resources to answer…
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Updated Railroads and Ship Registers Guides | Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business | library of congress
May 24, 2021 by Ellen Terrell The two guides featured in today’s post have something in common – transportation. You might not think of either as a “business” topic but they are, because both are their own industries and because logistics – the commercial activity of transporting goods to customers – are core parts of…
