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July 18, 1877 | Newspaper
Mr. Garrett to the President: An Urgent Request for United States Troops
On Wednesday, July 18, 1877, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad President John W. Garrett sends a message to President Hayes urging him to send United States troops to end the strike and the "open intimidation" of railroad employees who did not join the strike.
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October 7, 1894 | Newspaper
Mr. Rosewater's New Speech
The Republican State Journal ridicules rival Republican editor Edward Rosewater, who was giving speeches around Nebraska in a campaign to eliminate railroad influence in politics and prevent the election of Tom Majors as governor. The State Journal depicts Rosewater as a self-centered buffoon.
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December 16, 1847 | Newspaper
Mr. Whitney's Railroad
Asa Whitney's plans for a transcontinetal railroad were met alternately with scorn and acclaim. Whitney anticipated a United States as the central point for international trade; harbors on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts would be fed by rail lines criss-crossing the country, moving goods for import and export easily across country.
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October 21, 1896 | Speech
Muncie, IN Speech, 1896-10-22
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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August 1, 1877 | Newspaper
My Adventures in the Strike Region.
This satirical story from the August 1, 1877 issue of PUCK Magazine follows an unlucky businessman and his unfortunate circumstances during a trip to Chicago during the Great Railway Strike.
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1918 | Book
My Ántonia
An excerpt from Willa Cather's My Ántonia.
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1855 | Book
My Bondage and My Freedom
In this excerpt from My Bondage and My Freedom, Frederick Douglass recounts the segregation of Northern railcars and the attitudes of Northern passengers.
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October 5, 1896 | Speech
Nashville, TN Speech 1, 1896-10-05
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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September 23, 1894 | Newspaper
Nebraska Politics
The Republican Bee publishes a letter from a longtime Nebraska Democrat, arguing that the Democratic Party has been in servitude to the railraods and that only a restoration of public spirit will revitalize the political life of either party.
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May 4, 1881 | Book
Nemo, King of the Tramps: A Story of the Great Railroad Riots
This Dime Novel, written in 1881 by Captain Fred Whittaker, offers a popular, fictional account of the Great Railway Strike of 1877.
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September 24, 1896 | Speech
New Haven, CT Speech 2, 1896-09-24
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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September 28, 1896 | Speech
New Haven, CT Speech, 1896-09-28
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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September 28, 1896 | Speech
New London, CT Speech, 1896-09-28
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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August 12, 1896 | Speech
New York City, NY Speech 2, 1896-08-12
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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May 12, 1862 | Map
New York Daily Tribune, May 12, 1862
This front page image illustrates the importance of maps of space and resources (including railroads) to readers of Civil War-era newspapers. Note the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad running up the center of the larger map; a number of other rail lines criss-cross the map.
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March 3, 1860 | Illustration
New York Militia En Route to Washington, D.C.
This image from the March 3, 1860 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts soldiers from the New York state militia on their way to Washington, D.C. to attend the inauguration of a statue of George Washingon.
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September 29, 1896 | Speech
New York, NY Speech 1, 1896-09-29
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
New York. - Rioters Soaping The Track At Hornellsville.
Strikers greased the tracks running out of Hornellsville up Tip Top Summit, effectively preventing trains from climbing the grade.
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July 30, 1877 | Newspaper
New York: Mr. Beecher Explains
These selections from the July 30, 1877 issue of the Pittsburgh Daily Post briefly note Henry Ward Beecher's clarification of a previous controversial statement. A court victory for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, which was being sued, is also described.
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August 13, 1896 | Speech
Newark, NJ Speech, 1896-08-13
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.