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December 12, 1863 | Illustration
The Railroad Bridge Over Bull Run
This image from the December 12, 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts the condition of the railroad bridge over Bull Run during the American Civil War and features soldiers from the Union Army of the Potomac.
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December 4, 1858 | Illustration
The railroad depot at Pittsburgh (Harper?s Weekly, December 4, 1858)
The railroad depot at Pittsburgh (Harper?s Weekly, December 4, 1858). Pittsburgh celebrated 100 years since Fort Duquesne was captured from the French--the railroad depot stood on the site of the old fort, a symbol of the city?s modernity. By 1861 Pennsylvania possessed over 500 depots, so many that 85 percent of the state?s population lived within fifteen miles of a depot.
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November 1, 1862 | Illustration
The Railroad in Broadway
This image from the November 1, 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly offers a cartoonist's conception of the impact of the railroad on Broadway.
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March 19, 1870 | Illustration
The Recent Accident On The Mississippi Central Railroad
This image from the March 19, 1870 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts an accident due to a bridge collapse on the Mississippi Central Railroad.
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August 11, 1877 | Illustration
The Ruins at Pittsburgh
This August 11, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicts the smoldering ruins of the roundhouse and shops at Pittsburgh after the riots. Such scenes of devastation, rendered from the vantage point and perspective to see the whole scope, were similar to images of destruction in the Civil War.
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July 31, 1858 | Illustration
The Scene After the Accident
This image from the July 31, 1858 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts the scene at a train derailment on the Erie railroad.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
The Scene After the First Volley
This August 4, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicts the streets of Baltimore after troops opened fire on strikers during the 1877 Strike.
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December 5, 1868 | Illustration
The Serra Viaduct, St Paul's Railroad, Brazil
This image from the December 5, 1868 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts the lengthy Serra Viaduct of St. Paul's Railroad in Brazil.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
The Seventh Regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., Drilling In Loading and Firing.
This image comes from a series of illustrations "Scenes In The Armory Of The Seventh Regiment, N.G.S.N.Y." depicting the soldiers' stay in their armory in preparation for violence on the streets of New York.
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August 11, 1877 | Illustration
The Sixth Regiment Figthing Its Way Through Baltimore
This August 11, 1877 image from Harper's Weekly depicts the Sixth Regiment fighting its way through Baltimore.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
The Sixth Regiment Firing Upon the Mob
This August 4, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicts soldiers from the Sixth National Guard Regiment firing into the crowd, which includes women in the foreground and features the crowd hurling bricks, waving clubs, and shooting at the soldiers with a revolver.
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February 10, 1872 | Illustration
The Snow Plow Clearing the Way
This image from the February 10, 1872 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts a snow plow on the Central Pacific Railroad.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
The Stairway Defended By Artillery.
This image comes from a series of illustrations "Scenes In The Armory Of The Seventh Regiment, N.G.S.N.Y." depicting the soldiers' stay in their armory in preparation for violence on the streets of New York.
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August 11, 1877 | Illustration
The Strike on the Erie Railroad
An August 11, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicting masses of strike supporters stoppping a train at Corning, New York, even as armed soldiers make their presence known.
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July 2, 1864 | Illustration
The Town of Adairsville, Georgia
This image from the July 2, 1864 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts Union soldiers under the command of General William T. Sherman near a railroad depot at Adairsville, Georgia during the American Civil War.
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July 2, 1864 | Illustration
The Town of Kingston, Georgia
This image from the July 2, 1864 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts a railroad tracks and telegraph wires at Kingston, Georgia.
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February 27, 1869 | Illustration
The Union Pacific Railroad—Scene at Weber Canon, Utah
This image from the February 27, 1869 issue of Harper's Weekly shows Weber Canon, Utah as seen from the Union Pacific Railroad.
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February 27, 1869 | Illustration
The Union Pacific Railroad—Terminus at Echo City, Utah
This image from the February 27, 1869 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts the terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad at Echo City, Utah.
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September 25, 1869 | Illustration
The Vanderbilt Bronze Monument
This image from the September 25, 1869 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts the Vanderbilt bronze monument at the Hudson River railroad depot in New York City, New York.
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August 25, 1860 | Illustration
The Victoria Tubular Bridge at Montreal, Canada
This image from the August 25, 1860 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts the Victoria Tubular Bridge at Montreal, Canada.
