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October 31, 1894 | Newspaper
The Political Pot
Bryan's World Herald reports on the endorsements of labor organizations.
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October 21, 1894 | Newspaper
The Political Pot
Bryan's World Herald publishes information on Bryan's next speeches and appearances, as well as reminds voters that the only way for Bryan to be elected Senator is for Democrats to elect Democratic representatives to the legislature.
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August 11, 1877 | Illustration
The Police Watching, In Concealement, The Crowd in Tompkins Square
Although there was no large-scale unrest in New York, crowds did gather in Tompkins Square during the Railroad Strike. Tompkins Square had been the site of civil unrest and rioting at several points in New York history, including during the 1863 Draft Riots, and police feared speakers would rile up strike supporters.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
The Philadelphia Police Charging On The Mob At Callowhill Street Bridge, On The Morning Of July 23d.
Philadelphia strikers and their supporters gathered at the Callowhill Street Depot and Bridge to stop freight runs on Monday, July 23. Nearly 1200 police were ordered to the terminal, eventually sending 100 marines to clear the tracks.
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1932 | Map
The Pennsylvania Railroad System, 1914
This map from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States displays the extent of the Pennsylvania railroad system in 1914.
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September 2, 1894 | Newspaper
The Oratory Opens
Thurston campaigns in York before large crowds and presents the Republican message in 1894 on money, trade, and labor.
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1859 | Illustration
The Old World and the New
American railroad progress is compared with the adoption of the technology in England.
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1932 | Map
The New York Central Railroad System, 1914
This map from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States displays the extent of the New York Central railroad system in 1914.
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1932 | Map
The New England Railroad System, 1914
This map from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States depicts the New England railroad system in 1914, including the New York, New Haven, and Hartford, the Boston and Maine, and the Maine Central railroads.
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September 14, 1894 | Newspaper
The New Anti-Trust Law
Republican editor Edward Rosewater accuses the Democratic Congress and Democratic candidates of attempting to gain political advantages from passing an "anti-trust" piece of legislation. He also criticizes the Democratic administration for failure to enforce anti-trust acts.
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December 1, 1856 | Annual report
The Mountain Top Track
This December 1, 1856 report details the high maintenance costs for track running through the Blue Ridge mountains.
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June 30, 1866 | Illustration
The Mosquito
This image from the June 30, 1866 issue of Harper's Weekly offers a stinging cartoonist's criticism of the nature of the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company.
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1859 | Illustration
The Model Conductor
The characters encoutered along the rail journey are part of the artist's experience.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
The Mob Sacking a Private Residence in Pittsburgh, July 23d.
Wide-spread rioting in Pittsburg led to the burning of over 40 buildings and the deaths of dozens of people.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
The Mob Firing the Camden Street Station
This August 4, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicts a stealthy and determined crowd setting fire to the Camden Street Railroad Station.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
The Mob Attacking Soldiers at the Armory
This August 4, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicts the strikers and the crowd attacking soldiers at the Baltimore Armory, and emphasizes the defensive posture of the military and the aggression of the crowd.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
The Mob Assaulting a Member of the Sixth
This August 4, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicts the assault on a soldier of the Sixth National Guard Regiment in Baltimore, emphasizing the disparity in force and posture between the "mob" and the lone soldier.
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July 16, 1877 | Newspaper
The Military Called Out
The American reports that John King, vice-president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, requested state militia to guard the property of the railroad and quell the "riot." West Virginia Governor Henry M. Mathews in a telegraph assures King that he will do everything in his power to "suppress the riot."
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July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
The Military Call From Big Sam
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore American describes the mob surrounding the Sixth Maryland Regiment armory during the riots in Baltimore.
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July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
The Mighty Strike. Mad Anarchy Here
This article from the July 21, 1877 edition of the Daily Alleganian and Times gives an account of the strikers halting trains and notes the arrest of the ringleaders.
