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September 19, 1896 | Speech
Ashland, VA Speech, 1896-09-18
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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N.D. | Time Table
Atlantic & Great Western Railroad
The Atlantic & Great Western Railroad stressed its safety record and comfortable, elegant, luxurious cars. The time table quotes former Illinois Congressman Elihu B. Washburn on the road's smooth ride and "clean, light, and airy" setting. The road also boasted that its passengers traveling in its beautifully appointed Pullman cars would "not have to leave the train between Chicago, Cincinnati, and St. Louis."
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1887 | Time Table
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad's 1887 time table featured the speed of its route from St. Louis, Kansas City, or Chicago to Los Angeles. The time table emphasized express trains and fewer changes of cars than competing lines.
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August 7, 1896 | Speech
Atlantic, IA Speech, 1896-08-07
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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November 2, 1896 | Speech
Aurora, NE Speech, 1896-11-02
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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1858 | Photograph
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad artist excursion, 1858
Following its 1857 grand banquet, the B & O hosted an artists? excursion in 1858 to show off its dramatic vistas and massive tunnels. The men and women took turns riding precariously on the cowcatcher, Harper?s Weekly reported, to get a "better view of the grand scenes which were opening before and around them . . . such was the confidence felt in the steadiness and docility of the mighty steed."
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1880 | Time Table
Baltimore and Ohio R.R.
The Baltimore and Ohio was one of the oldest railroads in the nation and the first to break through the Allegheny Mountains to reach the Ohio River in 1857. In its 1880 time table the railroad stressed the natural features and wonders along its route and its picturesque sites. The road also used a massive map of the nation to expose its western connections.
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September 19, 1896 | Speech
Baltimore, MD Speech 1, 1896-09-19
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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September 19, 1896 | Speech
Baltimore, MD Speech 2, 1896-09-19
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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1861 | Photograph
Barricades at Alexandria, Virginia.
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August 17, 1896 | Speech
Barrytown, NY Speech, 1896-08-17
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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September 26, 1896 | Speech
Bath, ME Speech, 1896-09-26
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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September 14, 1896 | Speech
Belleville, IL Speech, 1896-09-14
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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1867 | Book
Beyond the Mississippi; from the Great River to the Great Ocean
Albert D. Richardson's Beyond the Mississippi; from the Great River to the Great Ocean is a detailed and exciting account of life and travels in the West and Far West in the years before the transcontinental railroad was completed. From Native American life, to gold fields, to emigrant trains, Richardson's portrayals of the region are interesting and informative. In this section, he describes the building of the transcontinental railroad in Nebraska - "the Conquest of Nature moving toward the Pacific."
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October 27, 1896 | Speech
Bloomington, IL Speech, 1896-10-27
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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March 1, 1885 | Time Table
Boston and Albany
The Boston & Albany's 1885 time table emphasized its connection with the New York Central and its modern safety, as the "only double track route from New England to the West."
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September 25, 1896 | Speech
Boston, MA Speech 1, 1896-09-25
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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September 25, 1896 | Speech
Boston, MA Speech 2, 1896-09-25
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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September 25, 1896 | Speech
Boston, MA Speech 3, 1896-09-25
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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October 13, 1896 | Speech
Brainerd, MN Speech, 1896-10-13
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
