Advertisement for Oelrichs & Co. Steamship Co.Ad for Oelrichs & Co. Steamship Co. The Langstroth Collection, Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County. Henry Oelrichs, a…
Advertisement from from 1773 fora ship leaving for PhiladelphiaAn advertisement from 1773 seeking “all young Men and youg [sic] Women, who have a mind to better their fortunes”…
American End of the Panama ScandalThe article discusses a Congressional investigation into the American committee in support of Ferdinand De Lesseps’ Panama Canal scheme. Jesse…
American Interests in PanamaThe article discusses the threatened financial collapse of Frenchman Ferdinand De Lesseps’ enterprise to build a canal across the Isthmus…
Bought for $10,000,000The article reports that a major syndicate including J. & W. Seligman & Co. and other major investment banks had…
De Lesseps' BubbleThe article discusses the failure of the De Lesseps Panama Canal scheme and notes that Frenchmen would lose considerable sums…
Duesenberg J AdvertisementsAfter partnering with Errett Lobbn Cord, the Duesenbergs began marketing their cars as luxury vehicles, using advertisements such as the…
Fink, Albert Testimony Before Committee on Commerce, U.S. House of RepresentativesAlbert Fink Testimony before Committee on Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, January 1880
General Slocum disaster coverage in the <em>New York Tribune</em>Front page of the June 16, 1904, New York Tribune. The newspaper discusses the General Slocum disaster in which more…
Heurich Brewery Vehicle Bill ReceiptsHeurich began using trucks as well as horse-drawn wagons as early as 1905. These billheads, however, also illustrate a problem…
Invitation to the Opening Ceremonies of the Brooklyn BridgeInvitation to the opening ceremonies of the Brooklyn Bridge (Mr. Wechmar of Mühlhausen was a relative of the Roeblings.)
K&E Field Engineer’s Book 361“Tables for Excavations and Embankments,” from the K&E Field Engineer’s Book 361. Made by Keuffel & Esser Co., NY. Used…
Letter from Harris Kempner confirming his appointment as a director of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa FeLetter from Harris Kempner confirming his appointment as a director of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company, 24…
Map Drawn by Albert Fink of B&O Railroad Route Surveys from Cumberland, MD to Wheeling, VAMap Drawn by Albert Fink of B&O Railroad route surveys from Cumberland, MD to Wheeling, VA (now Wheeling, WV), 1850
Map of Texas with Early Rail LinesMap of Texas with early rail lines highlighted. From Mitchell's A System of Modern Geography (Philadelphia, PA: J.H. Butler &…
