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August 28, 1869 | Illustration
Omaha, Nebraska As Seen From The Old Capitol
This image from the August 8, 1869 issue of Harper's Weekly shows the city of Omaha, Nebraska from the site of the Old Capitol building. Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslie's Magazine featured stories about highlights along the transcontinental route.
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October 8, 1894 | Newspaper
On to Washington
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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N.D. | Time Table
Orange and Alexandria Line "Irregular" Timetable
This "irregular" timetable, published by the United States Military Railroads department, shows arrival and departure times on the Orange and Alexandria Line for "The Government of Operatives Only."
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August 22, 1866 | Document
Order for travel, Freedmen's Bureau
A type of travel document issued for travel under the auspices of the Freemen's Bureau. This August 22, 1866, voucher authorizes travel from Washington, D. C. to Southwick, Massachusetts on the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad. Many emancipated African Americans traveled American railroads to old and new homes in the wake of the Civil War - the Freemen's Burueau paid for much of the travel.
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August 8, 1896 | Speech
Ottawa, IL Speech, 1896-08-08
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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October 31, 1896 | Speech
Ottumwa, IA Speech 1, 1896-10-31
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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April 4, 1892 | Journal
Our Civil Rights
As African American civil rights are threatened with increasing segregation, a writer for a noted African American publication analyzes the situation.
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April 21, 1877 | Newspaper
OUTRAGE IN ALABAMA
The ejection of a party of Alabama African American men and women from a first class car on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad is recounted in this letter from William Jenkins of Tuskeegee, Alabama.
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July 24, 1877 | Newspaper
Outside Opinion
This article from the July 24, 1877 issue of the Pittsburgh Daily Post includes the opinions of two New York newspapers, noting the repercussions mob violence may have on railroad companies and workers, as well as how they believe the public should understand the causes of the uprising.
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October 17, 1896 | Speech
Owasso, MI Speech, 1896-10-17
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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September 8, 1896 | Speech
Pacific Junction, IA Speech, 1896-09-08
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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June 12, 1869 | Illustration
Pacific Railroad Complete
This image from the June 12, 1869 issue of Harper's Weekly presents a satirical look at race and the completion of the Union Pacific railroad.
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July 1, 1862
Pacific Railway Act of 1862
The mechanism for the creation of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, this document is a demonstration of the intricate relationship between the business of the railroad and the business of government and expansion.
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May 22, 1869 | Illustration
Pacific Railway Celebration at Chicago
This image from the May 22, 1869 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts a celebration for the Pacific Railway outside the Chicago Tribune building in Chicago, Illinois.
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1975 | Artwork
Paris (from the "Tubes" portfolio)
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October 1, 1896 | Speech
Parkersburg, WV Speech, 1896-10-01
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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September 10, 1859 | Illustration
Part of the Illinois Central Railroad Depot at Chicago
This image from the September 10, 1859 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts a portion of the Illinois Central railroad depot at Chicago, Illinois. It illustrated an article entitled "The Great Graneries of Chicago," where it was noted "each of these immense buildings is capable of containing 700,000 bushels of wheat, and 225,000 can be received and stored in each of them in a single day."
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1858
Passenger Station Of The Little Miami Road
This is an image of the passenger station of the Little Miami Road near the Ohio River in Cincinnati in The Book of the Great Railway Celebrations of 1857.
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September 28, 1896 | Speech
Paterson, NJ Speech, 1896-09-28
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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August 31, 1865 | Payroll
Payroll for C. H. Grenz, Blacksmith, Knoxville, TN, August, 1865
This blacksmith's payroll from August, 1865 lists the time—in days—that C. H. Grenz spent repairing rail cars, tools and engines and details the compensation he received in Knoxville, Tennessee.