1. "Steam Power" with the lever that starts the engine.

2. "Invention" showing a more intellectual type of face, carrying the

figure with wings spread, suggesting the flight of thought. This

thought, as it were, is above the world.

3. "Electricity" with foot on the earth, suggesting that electricity is

not only in the earth, but around it. He carries his symbol,

electricity.

4. "Imagination," showing man with his eyes closed - seeing within. The

bird of inspiration, the eagle, is about to take flight.

The wings on the head suggest the rapidity of thought or action.

Inside this great palace one sees the latest inventions in machinery.

Ponderous machines capable of shaping tons of metal, great labor-saving

machines, and all sorts of electrical appliances. "Safety first" is a

pronounced feature of this exhibit.

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