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  • | Time Table

    International & Great Northern Railroad

  • | Time Table

    International & Great Northern Railroad

  • | Illustration

    Interior of a Palace Hotel Car Used on the Pacific Railroad

    This image from the May 29, 1869 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts wealthy train passengers being served in a palace hotel car on the Pacific Railroad.

  • | Photograph

    Interior of a Dining Car

    This image from The Modern Railroad (1911) captures the interior of an elegant dining car, including several of its male and female passengers.

  • | Speech

    Indianapolis, IN Speech 5, 1896-10-06

    Speech by William Jennings Bryan.

  • | Speech

    Indianapolis, IN Speech 2, 1896-10-06

    Speech by William Jennings Bryan.

  • | Speech

    Indianapolis, IN Speech 1, 1896-10-06

    Speech by William Jennings Bryan.

  • | Book

    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    In these excerpts from her memoir, Harriet Jacobs writes of the segregation and prejudice she faced in the North almost immediately after escaping from slavery.

  • | Newspaper

    In The March Towards Camden Station

    This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore American describes the mob's attack of the Sixth Maryland Regiment and recounts the violence that occurred during its march to Camden Station.

  • | Newspaper

    In The First-Class Car

    The plight of three African American passengers on a Georgia railcar is recounted in this reprint from the Macon Telegraph.

  • | Illustration

    In The Beginning

  • | Artwork

    In der Tram, 1916

  • | Newspaper

    Impulse of Confidence

    Even newspapers editors such as Edward Rosewater who took strong stands against railroad corruption followed the doings of the railroad business. A visit from a "railroad man" to any town was a newsworthy event and a moment for speculation about the state of business affairs and the prospects of the town.

  • | Newspaper

    Impediments To Departure

    This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore Sun describes the rioters' confrontations with a Baltimore and Ohio railroad engineer and brakeman as well as the Baltimore Police.

  • | Time Table

    Illinois Central Railroad, Time Table No. 1, January 8, 1855

    This Illinois Central Railroad time table, in effect starting January 8, 1855, notes the arrival and departure schedules for freight and passenger trains between Galena and Cairo, Illinois.

  • | Speech

    Huron, SD Speech, 1896-10-09

    Speech by William Jennings Bryan.

  • | Speech

    Huntington, WV Speech, 1896-10-02

    Speech by William Jennings Bryan.

  • | Illustration

    Hudson River Railroad Depot

    This image from the September 25, 1869 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts the new railroad depot on Hudson Street in New York City, New York.

  • | Illustration

    How the Rebels Destroy Railroads

    This image from the October 24, 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts Confederate soldiers in the American Civil War destroying a railroad line by burning the ties, then heating the rails and twisting them out of shape.

  • | Newspaper

    How a Woman Viewed it All

    Bryan commissioned journalist and author Elia W. Peattie to cover the joint debates. One of a small number of women in the audience, Peattie explains "how a woman viewed" the candidates' respective speeches, political views, manners, and fashion.