The march of industry February 26, 2024 RWhitcomb-editor ”Samuel Slater Demonstrates the First Successful Textile Machinery,’’ in Pawtucket, R.I., circa 1793 (oil on board), by Adam Cl,ymer (1907-1989), from American Cyanamid corporate calendar 1968, at the National Museum of American Museum, Newport, R.I.— Copyright National Museum of American Illustration