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October 28, 1894 | Newspaper
Hitting Back Hard
Republican editor Edward Rosewater attacks the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad as the silent moving force behind the conservative Omaha business men's associations and their efforts to persuade voters in smaller towns to support Tom Majors for governor.
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July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
Holding The Fort
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore Sun gives an account of the military defending Camden Station from the Baltimore rioters.
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February 14, 1863
Homestead Act
In this report of the Agricultural Committee to the House of Representatives, the importance of European immigration into the American West for the continued prosperity and growth of the nation is emphasized in a call for the establishment of an Emigration Bureau. Note the emphasis on the need for internal improvements (including the railroad) to facilitate the mobility of immigrants and agricultural products.
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December 5, 1868 | Illustration
Hoosac Tunnel—Drilling Machine
This image from the December 5, 1868 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts a drilling machine working to create the Hoosac Tunnel in western Massachusetts.
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December 5, 1868 | Illustration
Hoosac Tunnel—Entrance
This image from the December 5, 1868 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts the entrance to the Hoosac Tunnel in western Massachusetts.
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August 29, 1896 | Speech
Hornellsville, NY Speech, 1896-08-28
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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February 27, 1864 | Illustration
Hospital Train from Chattanooga to Nashville
This image from the February 27, 1864 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts a Union hospital train crossing a railway bridge on its run from Chattanooga to Nashville, Tennessee during the American Civil War. See Woman's Work in the Civil War on this site for the recollections of a hospital train nurse.
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October 29, 1850 | Illustration
Hours of Departure of the Passenger Trains
Note the delicate illustration of the passenger car in this advertisement.
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1878 | Time Table
Houston and Texas Central Through Route to Texas
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1878 | Time Table
Houston and Texas Central Through Route to Texas
Lauding the reach of the Houston & Texas Central Railway through the Texas heartland, peppered wtih farms "equalling in fertility anything of the kind in any Northern State," makers of this timetable also stress the line's national reach, noting connections to railroad destinations including St. Louis and Chicago.
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October 21, 1894 | 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.
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October 24, 1863 | 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.
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September 25, 1869 | 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.
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October 2, 1896 | Speech
Huntington, WV Speech, 1896-10-02
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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October 9, 1896 | Speech
Huron, SD Speech, 1896-10-09
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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January 8, 1855 | 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.
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July 21, 1877 | 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.
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September 14, 1894 | 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.
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N.D. | Artwork
In der Tram, 1916
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1859 | Illustration
In The Beginning
