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1928 | Photograph
The Hotel and Station at Cumberland, Maryland
This photograph shows the hotel and railroad station at Cumberland, Maryland, built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, as it looked in 1928.
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1928 | Photograph
John W. Garrett
John W. Garrett, President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1858-1884, steered the railroad through the crisis of the Civil War, maintaining a firm commitment to the Union. In the strike Garrett regretted pay cuts and attempted to retain his employees, but firmly held to the principle of free labor's right to contract.
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2010 | Photograph
Ruins of the Blue Ridge Railroad Tunnel near Crozet, Virginia
The ruins of the Blue Ridge Tunnel, as it appears today. The Blue Ridge Railroad and Blue Ridge Tunnel were built by the state?s Board of Public Works. When the railroad company?s chief engineer, Claudius Crozet, requested slave labor, the board had to decide whether the state should purchase slaves for the project. The tunnel has long since been abandoned, but the brick and stonework is the original, much of it slave-built.
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2010 | Photograph
Long Bridge, 2010
When Kate Brown crossed the Potomac River on this bridge in 1868 and was forcibly removed from the ladies? car in Virginia, the Washington Monument was only half-completed. Brown?s work at the U.S. Capitol placed her in contact with powerful Republican Party lawyers and politicians. Her lawsuit against the company went to the U.S. Supreme Court five years later.
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March 1, 1857 | Rate Tables
North Western Virginia Railroad Passenger Rates, March 1, 1857
This March 1, 1857 rate table for the North Western Virginia Railroad shows the distance between stations, lists the entire distance of the line, and gives passenger rates to and from various stations.
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June 1, 1858 | Rate Tables
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Coal Tariff, June 1, 1858
This June 1, 1858 table outlines the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's coal tariff rates to and from various locations. The B & O set its rates based on a "per ton" weight of 2,240 pounds.
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October 20, 1862 | Rate Tables
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Passenger Rates, October 20, 1862
This Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passenger rate table, which took effect October 20, 1862, includes a note from E. W. Barker which states that, "This Tariff was in force from the 20th Oct. 1862 to 1st Jany. 1863."
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1877 | Speech
The Winter Indian Campaign of 1864-1865
In 1907, the Colorado Commandery of the Loyal Legion of the United States reprinted this account of General Grenville Dodge's campaign against the plains Indians. The Loyal Legion praised Dodge's 1864-1865 campaign as a "signal victory over the most vindictive, barbarous and treacherous enemies our soldiers have ever been called on to fight." Responding to Indian attacks on stagecoaches, trains, and telegraphs, Dodge's account recalls his efforts to "open and protect" the territories up to the Platte line, and to "whip all the Indians in the way."
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October 18, 1894 | Speech
Bryan-Thurston First 1894 Debate (Nebraska State Journal)
This article from the October 18, 1894 edition of the Nebraska State Journal summarizes the first debate between Republican candidate John M. Thurston and Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan during the 1894 Nebraska Senate campaign. The article also presents each man's speech, in full, as well as their rebuttal statements.
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October 18, 1894 | Speech
Bryan-Thurston First 1894 Debate (Omaha World Herald)
This article from the October 18, 1894 edition of the Omaha World Herald summarizes the first debate between Republican candidate John M. Thurston and Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan during the 1894 Nebraska Senate campaign. The article also presents each man's speech, in full, as well as their rebuttal statements.
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October 19, 1894 | Speech
Bryan-Thurston Second 1894 Debate (Omaha World Herald)
This article from the October 19, 1894 edition of the Omaha World Herald summarizes the second debate between Republican candidate John M. Thurston and Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan during the 1894 Nebraska Senate campaign. The article also presents each man's speech, in full, as well as their rebuttal statements.
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July 9, 1896 | Speech
Speech Concluding Debate on the Chicago Platform
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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July 13, 1896 | Speech
Effingham, IL Speech, 1896-07-13
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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July 13, 1896 | Speech
Salem, IL Speech, 1896-07-13
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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July 13, 1896 | Speech
Champaign, IL Speech, 1896-07-13
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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July 13, 1896 | Speech
Mattoon, IL Speech, 1896-07-13
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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July 14, 1896 | Speech
Centralia, IL Speech, 1896-07-14
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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July 15, 1896 | Speech
Salem, IL Speech 1, 1896-07-15
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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July 15, 1896 | Speech
Salem, IL Speech 2, 1896-07-15
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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July 16, 1896 | Speech
St. Louis, MO Speech, 1896-07-16
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
