Themes in American History

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During the 1920s there were quite a lot of changes in home life. To be specific, American industrialization and urbanization are most fundamental reasons that made people’s everyday life more comfortable and it is also beginning of modern period of New York City. For woman who spent all day to do house chores such as wash dishes, clean the house or iron cloth, modern society gave them an opportunity to have their own time. Although not all people could afford to buy product, for instance vacuum cleaners, washing machines, refrigerators and so forth, at least running water, gas or electronic stove freed even working class housewives from all day house working (Chudacoff pg.186). These conveniences also led many women to outside so that they could join woman club, social life or other leisure activities.

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Barnum Museum consists with an extensive collection related to P.T Barnum. It tells lots of things about culture, entertainment, and history of the United States, especially focused on the period of 19th century. Barnum museum is very strange as well as educational attrations in 19th century. The museum tells an era of invention and discovery with significant developments in the fields of science and technology. The skeleton of the horse, the picture of the brain in the museum tells the educational attraction in the area of science. Where as, the 32lb. Howitzer, and the Draft Wheel shows that the new invention on technology. On top of that, the museum also tells that there was a huge development on the photograph. Photography seems able to capture more detail and information than traditional medium such as, paiting and sculpting. Even many advances in photographic glass plates and priting were made in 19th century.  

  New York City has been always the city the of cultural diversity. People from all over the world come to the New York City for a better life and opportunities. Similarly, the museum also tells about the cultural history of New York City. The City is not only important for the trade but also central attraction for music, theater, and visual arts. Many artists have been drawn into the city because of the growth of theater industry. During 19th century, there was a great change in American theater which resulted tremendous growth in population espically in cities on the East Coast. People had more lesiure time and better standards of living, and they looked to the theater to provide entertaiment – laughter, glitter and sentimentality. Even during from 19th century the actors were considered as a quite socially respectable images.

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