New York Harbor and the Statue of LibertyThe Ellis Island Immigration Station, pictured on this map, opened on January 1, 1892, the same day that Emil Boas…
Panama CanalThe article discusses the Seligman’s decision to join the American committee for De Lesseps’s Panama Canal project. William Seligman argues…
Passenger Agreements in the North Atlantic Trade“Passenger Agreements in the North Atlantic Trade”: From the contemporary Congressional investigation of international shipping cartels, this diagram shows the…
Press release published by F. Reyher Nchfg. GmbH & Co. celebrating the company’s 125th anniversaryPress release published by F. Reyher Nchfg. GmbH & Co. on April 20, 2012, celebrating the company’s 125th anniversary
Promotional ticket for the celebration in St. Paul, Minnesota, of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company’s completion of its line from St. Paul to the Pacific OceanPromotional ticket for the September 3, 1883, celebration in St. Paul, Minnesota, of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company’s completion of…
Railroad advertising brochure for land in Iowa and NebraskaRailroad advertising brochure for land in Iowa and Nebraska. Issued by J. M Kreiter, an agent for the Burlington &…
Request for Improved Pier Facilities, Diagram from the <em>New York Herald</em>As general manager and resident director of HAPAG’s American operations, Boas was responsible for the Hamburg-American Line Terminal and Navigation…
Sold to the SyndicateThe article reports that a Philadelphia syndicate including J. & W. Seligman & Co. had purchased the Atlantic Avenue Railroad,…
