1870 | Illustration
Richard Cobden, a leading Liberal in Parliament, was also invested in the Illinois Central Railroad. He took two major trips to the United States, first in 1835 and again in 1859. During his first trip he traveled on railroads for a total of just ninety miles, from Lowell, Mass., to Boston, and then to Providence, R.I. On his second trip, twenty-four years later, he traveled 4,000 miles on American railroads.
September 18, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
April 5, 1893 | Newspaper
The decision for Maime Caldwell in her case against the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company for discrimination is briefly recounted, noting the final award of $800.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore Sun gives an account of the rioters assaulting the Fifth Maryland Regiment at Camden Station in Baltimore.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore Sun describes the riot at the Sixth Maryland Regiment armory in Baltimore.
August 4, 1877 | Illustration
Images of rowdy or drunken strikers were common in the wake of the 1877 strikes.
July 23, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 23, 1877 issue of the Baltimore American gives an account of the rioters halting rail service and robbing freight cars.
August 11, 1877 | Newspaper
This August 11, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicts the crowd marching down the New York Central railroad track at West Albany, New York on July 24, 1877.
August 11, 1877 | Illustration
This August 11, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicts strikers tearing up the track and bridge near Corning, New York in advance of an oncoming engine. These confrontations were both organized and spontaneous, dependent on the deep experience and expertise of the railroad workers with the operation of the roads.
August 31, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
August 11, 1877 | Illustration
This August 11, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicts Robert M. Ammon, leader of the Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne strike, sending information to the strikers via telegraph.
October 29, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
October 22, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
August 26, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
August 8, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
October 24, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
September 26, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
September 29, 1894 | Newspaper
Republican editor Edward Rosewater's determined campaign against railroads and against the Republican candidate for governor Tom Majors culminates in an open forum and debate. The Republican State Journal presents Rosewater as a pompous and ineffective gadfly.
October 8, 1894 | Newspaper
Bryan's World Herald warns Democrats that Republican efforts to peel off conservative Cleveland, gold bug Democrats will end in Republican advantage.
1861 | Photograph
A Matthew Brady image of the roundhouse at Alexandria, Virginia during the Civil War.