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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
Members of Battery B., N.G.S.N.Y., Equipping In the Arsenal For A Move.
This image comes from a pair of illustrations: "New York City. - The Influence, In The Metropolis, Of The Railroad Strikes - The State National Guard Preparing To Move To The Seat Of Action."
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August 11, 1877 | Illustration
Mob Threatens the Ninth Regiment
This August 11, 1877 image from Leslie's Illustrated depicts the crowd threatening infantrymen of the Ninth New York State National Guard in Albany on July 24, 1877. Such discussions tested the loyalties of local and state militias, as strikers justified their cause and gained solidarity with militia.
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July 18, 1877 | Newspaper
Mr. Garrett to the President: An Urgent Request for United States Troops
On Wednesday, July 18, 1877, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad President John W. Garrett sends a message to President Hayes urging him to send United States troops to end the strike and the "open intimidation" of railroad employees who did not join the strike.
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October 7, 1894 | Newspaper
Mr. Rosewater's New Speech
The Republican State Journal ridicules rival Republican editor Edward Rosewater, who was giving speeches around Nebraska in a campaign to eliminate railroad influence in politics and prevent the election of Tom Majors as governor. The State Journal depicts Rosewater as a self-centered buffoon.
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September 23, 1894 | Newspaper
Nebraska Politics
The Republican Bee publishes a letter from a longtime Nebraska Democrat, arguing that the Democratic Party has been in servitude to the railraods and that only a restoration of public spirit will revitalize the political life of either party.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
New York. - Rioters Soaping The Track At Hornellsville.
Strikers greased the tracks running out of Hornellsville up Tip Top Summit, effectively preventing trains from climbing the grade.
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July 30, 1877 | Newspaper
New York: Mr. Beecher Explains
These selections from the July 30, 1877 issue of the Pittsburgh Daily Post briefly note Henry Ward Beecher's clarification of a previous controversial statement. A court victory for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, which was being sued, is also described.
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September 28, 1894 | Newspaper
Notice to Travellers
After the Democratic convention nominates Bryan, the Republican State Journal ridicules Bryan as pompous and self-serving, blind to the consequences of his actions.
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1898 | Time Table
Official Hand-Book and Local Time Tables of the Kansas City Pittsburgh & Gulf R.R.
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1898 | Time Table
Official Hand-Book and Local Time Tables of the Kansas City Pittsburgh & Gulf R.R.
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October 8, 1894 | Newspaper
On to Washington
Speech by William Jennings Bryan.
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July 24, 1877 | Newspaper
Outside Opinion
This article from the July 24, 1877 issue of the Pittsburgh Daily Post includes the opinions of two New York newspapers, noting the repercussions mob violence may have on railroad companies and workers, as well as how they believe the public should understand the causes of the uprising.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
Pennsylvania - Attempt To Arrest A Rioter At Pittsburgh.
The violence at Pittsburgh resulted in numerous arrests - one is pictured below.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
Pennsylvania - Bishop Twigg Urging The Pittsburgh Rioters To Desist, On July 23d.
With other local clergy, Bishop Twigg of Pittsburgh tried to quell the violence of the strike and rioting.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
Pennsylvania - Retreat Of The Philadelphia Troops
As the Philadelphia Militia was driven from the Twenty-eighth Street roundhouse by rioters, they moved through the streets of Pittsburgh to the supposed safety of the Allegheny Arsenal, frequently under fire.
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August 4, 1877 | Illustration
Pennsylvania - The Railroad Riot.
A detailed rendering of the violence at Pittsburgh's Twenty-eighth Street crossing, as 600 Philadelphia militiamen open fire on a crowd of between 5,000 and 7,000 people blocking the tracks.
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August 18, 1877 | Illustration
Pittsburgh Policemen Recovering Property Stolen by the Mob in the Recent Riots
On August 18, 1877, Leslie's Illustrated depicted the confiscation of property taken during the riots. Note that goods are being removed from working-class homes, to the distress of women and children.
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July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
Police Commissioner's Announcement
On July 21, 1877, two Baltimore Police Commissioners, the Maryland Governor, and the President of the Board of Police ask residents to abstain from gathering in crowds.
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January 1, 1877 | Pamphlet
Prices of B & M Railroad Lands
An examplar with the terms of purchase on credit for Burlington and Missouri Railroad Company Lands; the interest, payment dates, and sample payment amounts are meant to inform prospective buyers who may have not owned land before moving West.
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1848 | Annual report
Proceedings of the First Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company
This collection of reports given at the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company in 1848 includes extensive information about the financial status of the railroad. Whit'l P. Tunstall, president of the company, also presents an extensive argument for Virginia's railroad development, predicated on the successes of railroads in other states.