Between 1870 and 1900 the United States became the world's foremost industrial nation, emerging as the leader in meatpacking, timber and steel production as well as in mining. The nation experienced a stunning growth in the scale and pace of industrial production, which transformed business, the environment, the workplace, the home, and everyday life. In Wisconsin, early manufacturing was primarily extractive - - removing raw materials such as fur, lumber, and lead from the landscape and processing them for market. In contrast, by 1860 Milwaukee had become a center of modern manufacturing - - creating finished consumer goods from those... more...
![Link to article: A tariff advocate seeks worker support, 1880](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/article.gif) | A tariff advocate seeks worker support, 1880 |
![Link to article: The Sheboygan Press covers the strike in Kohler, 1934](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/article.gif) | The Sheboygan Press covers the strike in Kohler, 1934 |
![Link to article: How aluminum becomes Mirro cookware](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/article.gif) | How aluminum becomes Mirro cookware |
![Link to artifacts: Parker Pen trim lathe](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/artifacts.gif) | Parker Pen trim lathe |
![Link to artifacts: A gas powered tractor for small-scale farmers](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/artifacts.gif) | A gas powered tractor for small-scale farmers |
![Link to book: A look at Wisconsin industry on the eve of the Depression](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | A look at Wisconsin industry on the eve of the Depression |
![Link to book: Susan Frackelton's manual on ceramic arts, 1886](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | Susan Frackelton's manual on ceramic arts, 1886 |
![Link to book: Catalog of outboard motor manufacturer Evinrude, 1929.](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | Catalog of outboard motor manufacturer Evinrude, 1929. |
![Link to book: Kimberly-Clark Company celebrates its history, 1922.](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | Kimberly-Clark Company celebrates its history, 1922. |
![Link to book: A Depression-era quilt design catalog from Walworth, Wis.](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | A Depression-era quilt design catalog from Walworth, Wis. |
![Link to book: Annual summaries of Milwaukee industry, 1919-1929](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | Annual summaries of Milwaukee industry, 1919-1929 |
![Link to book: Kohler: A place to work and live (1920)](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | Kohler: A place to work and live (1920) |
![Link to book: The Kohler Company celebrates industrial progress, 1934](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | The Kohler Company celebrates industrial progress, 1934 |
![Link to book: The National Labor Relations Board tries to settle the Kohler strike, 1934](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | The National Labor Relations Board tries to settle the Kohler strike, 1934 |
![Link to book: Kohler workers strike for Union recognition](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | Kohler workers strike for Union recognition |
![Link to book: A Labor Day souvenir from the 1900 celebration](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | A Labor Day souvenir from the 1900 celebration |
![Link to book: The many products of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, 1948](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | The many products of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, 1948 |
![Link to book: A catalogue of industries from Milwaukee's Industrial Exposition in 1881](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | A catalogue of industries from Milwaukee's Industrial Exposition in 1881 |
![Link to book: A guide to Milwaukee's commercial industries, 1882](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | A guide to Milwaukee's commercial industries, 1882 |
![Link to book: A bathing suit catalog from Gimbel Brothers of Milwaukee](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | A bathing suit catalog from Gimbel Brothers of Milwaukee |
![Link to book: An 1888 milling catalogue from the Allis Company](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | An 1888 milling catalogue from the Allis Company |
![Link to book: A history of aluminum manufacturing in Manitowoc](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | A history of aluminum manufacturing in Manitowoc |
![Link to book: The history and making of Holeproof Hosiery](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | The history and making of Holeproof Hosiery |
![Link to book: Three new flour mills open in Superior in 1893](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | Three new flour mills open in Superior in 1893 |
![Link to book: A trip through an instrument factory in Elkhorn, 1920](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | A trip through an instrument factory in Elkhorn, 1920 |
![Link to book: A colorful and opinionated guide to Milwaukee businesses, 1877](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/book.gif) | A colorful and opinionated guide to Milwaukee businesses, 1877 |
![Link to images: Advertisements for farm equipment](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/images.gif) | Advertisements for farm equipment |
![Link to images: Photographs of automobile manufacturing in Wisconsin, 1905-1968.](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/images.gif) | Photographs of automobile manufacturing in Wisconsin, 1905-1968. |
![Link to images: Photographs of Wisconsin workers and factories, 1900-1909](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/images.gif) | Photographs of Wisconsin workers and factories, 1900-1909 |
![Link to images: Images of the Winther Motor Truck Company](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/images.gif) | Images of the Winther Motor Truck Company |
![Link to images: Toy carriages and wagons from a Sheboygan factory, 1873-1875](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/images.gif) | Toy carriages and wagons from a Sheboygan factory, 1873-1875 |
![Link to manuscript: Papers of ceramic artist Susan Frackelton, 1882-1953.](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/images/manuscript.gif) | Papers of ceramic artist Susan Frackelton, 1882-1953. |