Fletcher W. Hewes & Henry Gannett, Manufactures: Leather, Tanned. Leather, Curried. (1883)

This page from Scribner's Statistical Atlas of the United States, published in 1883 under the direction of Fletcher W. Hewes and Henry Gannett, has two sections that each contain three bar graphs and a choropleth map on leather goods produced in the United States. The upper section focuses on tanned leather, with the one bar graph showing the dollar value of the product per capita made in each state or territory in 1880, a second graph showing the total dollar value of the product made in each state or territory in 1880, and a third graph showing the number of selected products made in 1880. For the two larger graphs, states are displayed in rank order by production value, with the lowest rank at the top. The choropleth map on the right shows value of the product per capita in each state, with dark representing a higher value per capita. The bottom section has the same organization but the product is curried leather instead of tanned. The U.S. leather industry was undergoing a major transition during this time, from decentralized, rural tanneries to large-scale, consolidated urban factories. States like Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts led in production of leather, which was in high demand for boots, shoes, saddles, horse tack, and the thick industrial belts used to power steam and water mills.