1886 | Time Table
The Chicago and Atlantic Railway's 1886 time table emphasized its "straight line" to the East and the "smoothness and evenness" of its grade. The road used "the best of steel rails only" and boasted "three thousand oak ties to the mile."
March 4, 1928 | Time Table
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway's 1928 time table emphasized planning "your summer vacation" to Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, Zion, Grand Canyon, Bryce, Yosemite, and Ranier National Parks, as well as other western mountain sites.
August 1, 1884 | Time Table
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway's 1884 time table listed detailed times and maps for its extensive regional system.
December 10, 1888 | Time Table
The 1888 Chicago and North-Western Railway emphasized "cheap farms and free homes" in Northern Nebraska along the Elkhorn Valley, the Niobrara Valley, and into the Black Hills in South Dakota. The time table included detailed descriptions of homestead policies and land availability for immigrants and settlers.
1893 | Time Table
The Chicago Great Western Railway's 1893 time table placed its line in the center of a globe-like image. The road stressed its comfortable "compartmented sleeping cars."
February 10, 1889 | Letter
The C, B & Q Master Mechanic for West Burlington, Iowa, reports on the work history of several engineers who were re-applying for work in the wake of the 1888 strike. Master Mechanic West indicated employees with hash tags (#) who should never be rehired.
February 11, 1889 | Letter
The C, B & Q Master Mechanic for West Burlington, Iowa, reports on the work history of several firemen and hostlers who were re-applying for work in the wake of the 1888 strike. Master Mechanic West indicated employees with hash tags (#) who should never be rehired.
October 27, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
October 28, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
October 27, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
September 7, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
September 1, 1881 | Time Table
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway's 1881 time table featured linkages to "leading business centers" and "summer resorts of the Great North-West."
1982 | Artwork
October 2, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
September 11, 1865 | Annual report
This September 11, 1865 circular reports on the condition and financial status of the Southern Railroad Company after the Civil War.
October 1, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
October 1, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
January 21, 1850 | Contract
Claudius Crozet offers the Board of Public Works his assessment of the bids for one section of the Tunnel project.
January 4, 1854 | Letter
In his report Claudius Crozet explains the high costs of white labor and the difficulties of securing enslaved labor.
August 31, 1896 | Speech
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.