The Noise of Industrial Progress
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The Noise of Industrial Progress
Imagine standing inside one of the enormous industrial buildings where machinery like this operated.
The environment would have been anything but quiet.
Rotating machinery, falling grinding media, conveyor systems, engines, and processing equipment could create a constant wall of sound. Dust and heat were often part of the working environment as well.
For the workers who operated and maintained these machines, the equipment wasn’t an abstract symbol of technological progress.
It was their workplace.
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