September 28, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
October 24, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
August 22, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
August 12, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
October 30, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
1975 | Artwork
1890 | Book
Manuals of etiquette and behavior were incredibly popular during the 19th Century and covered every aspect of life from infancy to mourning. In this excerpt, some of the highly gendered expectations placed on a well-bred traveler on the railroad or on a steamboat are explained in detail.
August 10, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
March 1, 1880 | Pamphlet
With a detailed map of Burlington and Missouri Railroad lands for sale, optimistic descriptions of Nebraska's agricultural possibilities, and timetables for routes from Eastern cities to Nebraska, this pamphlet and others like it were effective tools for railroads and their agents seeking settlers.
July 1, 1877 | Pamphlet
One of the notable features of this map of Webster county is the amount of land held by the railroad; note also the proposed line between Hastings and Red Cloud. The reverse of the map is full of useful information and propoganda about Webster County, home "land of the richest quality."
1925 | Map
These two maps from the 1925 Statistical Atlas of the United States offer regional and national geographical representations of the changing centers of population in the United States from 1790 to 1920.
October 14, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
October 16, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
October 8, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
September 30, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
August 4, 1877 | Illustration
By July 23d, there were 700 troops stationed at Camden Station and Gatling guns and other field pieces were in place to repel rioters from the station and the railyards.
July 13, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
July 21, 1877 | Letter
On July 21, 1877 Secretary of War George W. McCrary informs Maryland Governor John L. Carroll of the troops that are coming to his aid.
September 14, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.