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Series Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

2 Items

Container:

Box 7 (Stereographs)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

circa 1860s

Scope and Contents note:

Children playing with toys. "The Young Architects" from "Comic and Groups" series; and three girls playing with dolls and carriages, from "Gems of German Life."

Series Restrictions:

Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogs restricted due to fragile condition. Researchers should consult microfilm in NMAH library for 1880-1983 editions, drawer 692.

Series Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Series Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.2: Stereographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89e8dd15c-287c-4e64-acfc-c3e010542398

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s02-ref2120

Series Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

3 Items

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1870s

Scope and Contents note:

including two by S. F. Adams of carriages on Mt. Washington (one attributed to the location)

See also:

California--San Francisco, Cities and Towns, Colorado, Flour, Food, Foreign, Horses, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York City--Streets, New York--Albany, New York--Saratoga Springs, Ohio, Railroad, Saloons, Streetcars and Subways, Taxidermy, Texas

Series Restrictions:

Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogs restricted due to fragile condition. Researchers should consult microfilm in NMAH library for 1880-1983 editions, drawer 692.

Series Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Series Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.2: Stereographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f232b0b4-f1fe-4430-aa09-95779b81a1be

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s02-ref2122

Photographer:

Adams, S. F.  Search this

Series Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

3 Items

Container:

Box 7 (Stereographs)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Stereographs

Albumen prints

Photographs

Place:

Washington, Mount (N.H.) -- Stereographs

Date:

ca. 1870s

Scope and Contents:

Three views, including two by S. F. Adams, New Bedford, Mass., one of carriage, labelled "A Mt. Wash'n Carriage near the Summit, N. H.").

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use. Photographs must be handled with white cotton gloves, unless protected by plastic sleeves.

Series Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Carts and wagons -- Stereographs  Search this

Carriages and coaches -- Stereographs  Search this

Horses -- 1870-1880  Search this

Genre/Form:

Stereographs -- 1860-1880.

Albumen prints -- 1870-1880

Photographs -- 1850-1900 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver albumen

Series Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.2: Stereographs / Wagons

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8788e1d0b-218e-4fe2-baae-062feb487d34

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s02-ref2832

Medium:

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 9.5 x 17.3 cm (3 3/4 x 6 13/16 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh state, India

Date:

ca. 1603

Period:

Mughal dynasty, Reign of Jahangir

Topic:

horse  Search this

man  Search this

Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this

Reign of Jahangir (1605 - 1627)  Search this

India  Search this

South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1907.606

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fd8f6a0b-a058-4654-a5da-6ee9554b32c2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1907.606

Artist:

Beatrice S. Levy, born Chicago, IL 1892-died La Jolla, CA 1974  Search this

Medium:

linoleum cut on paper

Dimensions:

7 × 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm)

Type:

Graphic Arts-Print

Date:

1936

Topic:

Landscape\farm  Search this

Animal\horse  Search this

Architecture\vehicle\carriage  Search this

Architecture Exterior\farm\barn  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Michael J. Ettner

Object number:

2021.88.166

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c0487dcf-cec0-4645-9708-c2aea6ca2da2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_2021.88.166

Maker:

Burroughs  Search this

Physical Description:

plastic (overall material)

glass (overall material)

metal (overall material)

rubber (overall material)

felt (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 33 cm x 50.5 cm x 48.5 cm; 13 in x 19 7/8 in x 19 3/32 in

Object Name:

adding machine

Place made:

United States: Michigan, Detroit

Date made:

1911-1913

Subject:

Mathematics  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Robert M. Vogel

ID Number:

1986.0092.01

Catalog number:

1986.0092.01

Accession number:

1986.0092

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Adding Machines

Science & Mathematics

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-0f91-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_690660

Item Creator:

Church Missionary Society. Uganda Mission  Search this

Extent:

1 Photographic print (B/W)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Place:

Ankole (Uganda)

Date:

1903 January

General:

Original caption reads "The first carriage and pair [of mules] to arrive in Ankole. January 1903."

Item Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Item Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Livestock  Search this

Carriages  Search this

Identifier:

EEPA.1998-002, Item EEPA.1998-002-0170

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Uganda photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c34e28a6-c663-4f26-a455-845a1c6e090d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1998-002-ref678

Creator:

Choate, John N., of Carlisle, Pennsylvania  Search this

Collection Creator:

Choate, J. N. (John N.), 1848-1902  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (gelatin glass negative, 003 in x 008 in)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1879

Local Numbers:

NAA INV.06810300

Local Note:

Black and white gelatin glass negative

Place:

Pennsylvania -- Carlisle

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Collection Citation:

Photo lot 81-12, John N. Choate photographs of Carlisle Indian School, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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John N. Choate photographs of Carlisle Indian School

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3ce45ef45-5aba-4154-9bb9-756353762cd7

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-81-12-ref618

Creator:

Choate, John N., of Carlisle, Pennsylvania  Search this

Collection Creator:

Choate, J. N. (John N.), 1848-1902  Search this

Extent:

1 Glass negative (008 in x 010 in)

Type:

Archival materials

Glass negatives

Photographs

Date:

1879

Local Numbers:

NAA INV.06836300

Local Note:

Black and white glass negative

Place:

Pennsylvania -- Carlisle/High Street

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Collection Citation:

Photo lot 81-12, John N. Choate photographs of Carlisle Indian School, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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John N. Choate photographs of Carlisle Indian School

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3eda23ad5-2007-4ec0-ab8c-4e24f1f40c0e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-81-12-ref878

Creator:

J&B Manufacturing Company.  Search this

Huldah's Brook, Inc.  Search this

Names:

Ford Motor Company.  Search this

Extent:

4 Cubic feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Receipts

Invoices

Advertising

Place:

Latin America -- Business

Date:

1903-1924.

Scope and Contents note:

Papers documenting J&B's manufacture and marketing of automobile parts to car dealers, jobbers and small retailers; correspondence, information on the supply of auto parts to Latin America, reports from jobbers, and information on parts developed and patented by J&B; information on the company itself, including documentation on factory floor operations, labor relations, financial information, and the company's relationship with Ford Motor Company.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into ten series.

Biographical/Historical note:

Pittsfield, Massachusetts company which made automobile ignition coils. The company was founded in 1895 by the Southard family and incorporated in 1912.

Provenance:

Collection donated by Benjamin W. Guy III., through Huldah's Brook, Inc., 1996.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Automobile industry and trade  Search this

Automobile supplies industry  Search this

Industrial relations  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence -- 1900-1950

Receipts -- 20th century

Invoices

Advertising

Citation:

J&B Manufacturing Company Records, 1916-1924, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0563

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J&B Manufacturing Company Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84a324eda-4b46-4a6e-9745-20016fa62db7

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0563

Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

0.1 Cubic feet (1 box, 345 items)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Albums

Place:

Houston (Texas) -- 1910-1920

New Orleans (La.)

City Park, New Orleans (La.) -- 1910-1920

Florida -- 1910-1920

French Quarter (New Orleans, La.) -- 1910-1920

Date:

1911

Scope and Contents:

Some of the 345 silver gelatin photoprints, mounted on gray paper pages in this album, apparently were taken in Houston, as the title page indicates. However, many others were taken in New Orleans, and possibly other areas in the Gulf States. The New Orleans pictures depict City Park, St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo, above ground cemeteries, the French Quarter, the French Market, the Hotel Royal (the old St. Louis Hotel), etc. Other subjects include informal portraits of men, two of which are identified and dated 1911; people fishing; horse drawn carriages, streetcars and automobiles in urban areas; women typing in an office; army barracks and tents, soldiers, and sailors; people in front of a Barnum & Bailey circus poster, a clown, and other circus scenes; houses; etc. Most of the pictures, of varying sizes, seem to be amateur work, but others are more advanced or possibly professional in style and quality.

Arrangement:

Album of photographs. Unarranged: original order of pages uncertain.

Historical:

Nothing is known about this unbound album of photographs. The content of the photographs themselves and the title page provide the only documentation. The album was found incomplete and unbound, and the original cover has been discarded because it was in poor condition and was contaminating the album pages and photographs. The "Queen" style album was manufactured by Tatum (?), patented July 13, 1909(?).

Provenance:

The album, found in the Museum vault, presumably was part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, or might have been acquired later in the late 1960s to early 1980s, by Dr. John Hoffman when he was curator of the collection.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Outdoor recreation -- 1910-1920  Search this

Recreation, outdoor -- 1910-1920  Search this

Seamen -- 1910-1920  Search this

Soldiers -- 1910-1920  Search this

St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans (La.) -- 1910-1920  Search this

Circuses (performances)  Search this

Circus -- 1910-1920  Search this

Cemeteries -- Louisiana -- New Orleans  Search this

Cabildo, The, New Orleans (La.) -- 1910-1920  Search this

Battleship -- 1910-1920  Search this

Automobiles -- 1910-1920 -- Texas -- Houston  Search this

Hotel Royal (old St. Louis Hotel), New Orleans (La.) -- 1910-1920  Search this

Fishing -- ca. 1910-1920  Search this

French Market, New Orleans (La.) -- 1910-1920  Search this

Horses -- 1910-1920  Search this

Typists -- 1910-1920  Search this

Streets -- Texas  Search this

Streets -- 1910-1920  Search this

Travel -- 1910-1920  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1910-1920

Albums

Citation:

Houston, Texas Photo Album, 1911, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0335

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Houston, Texas Photo Album

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8760bee8a-f043-4d1a-b20d-602ecf799da1

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0335

Author:

Rittenhouse, Jack D (Jack DeVere) 1912-  Search this

Physical description:

49 p. facsim. 16 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1961

Topic:

Carriages and carts--Bibliography  Search this

Call number:

Z7914.C32R5X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_214390

Author:

Davison, C. St. C. B  Search this

Science Museum (Great Britain)  Search this

Physical description:

iv, 60 p. illus., VIII pl. 25 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1953

Topic:

Steam-carriages  Search this

Automobiles, Steam  Search this

Call number:

TJ705.D3X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_246801

Author:

Houghton, George (George Washington Wright) 1850-1891  Search this

Physical description:

55 pages illustrations 21 cm

Type:

Dictionaries

Dictionary

Illustrated works

Advertisements

Insertions (Provenance)

Dictionnaires

Date:

1892

Topic:

Vehicles  Search this

Carriages and carts  Search this

Call number:

629.H

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_298499

Creator:

Smithsonian Channel  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2017-04-07T11:00:00.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

See more by:

smithsonianchannel

Data Source:

Smithsonian Channel

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianchannel

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_8EjszVALQW0

Creator:

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this

Author:

Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884  Search this

Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

Extent:

33 Cubic feet (76 boxes, 46 map-folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Annual reports

Correspondence

Drawings

Glass plate negatives

Negatives (photographic)

Photographs

Tracings

Date:

1827-1987

Summary:

The collection consists of correspondence, invoices, drawings, photographs, and negatives and other printed literature documenting the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from its inception in 1827 to its merger with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in the 1960s.

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of correspondence, engineering drawings, notes, photographs, transparencies, negatives, glass plate negatives, printed materials, and newspaper clippings documenting the Baltimore and Ohio railroad from its inception in 1827 to its merger with the Chesapeake and Ohio in the 1960s.

Arrangement:

The records are arranged into ten series.

Series 1, Historical Background, 1827-1987

Series 2, Bridge Histories, 1867-1966

Series 3, President's Office, 1826-1880

Series 4, Correspondence, 1826-1859

Series 5, Business Records, 1894-1914, and undated

Series 6, Agreement, 1870

Series 7, Drawings, 1858-1957, and undated

Subseries 7.1, Indices and Lists, 1924-1943, undated

Subseries 7.2, Bailey's Station, 1887; 1899; 1901

Subseries 7.3, Baltimore Belt Railroad, 1895, undated

Subseries 7.4, Bay View and Canton Bridges, 1884-1885

Subseries 7.5, Big Seneca Creek Viaduct, 1905

Subseries 7.6, Bollman Bridges, undated

Subseries 7.7, Boyds, Maryland Station, 1886; 1927

Subseries 7.8, Bridewell Station, undated

Subseries 7.9, Bridges (general), 1893-1917

Subseries 7.10, Brunswick, Maryland, 1890-1907

Subseries 7.11, Building Materials List, undated

Subseries 7.12, Building Signs, 1911-1912

Subseries 7.13, Camden Station, 1881-1942 (not inclusive)

Subseries 7.14, Camden Station (related), 1881-1915

Subseries 7.15, Centenary Bridge Models, 1927

Subseries 7.16, Central Office Building, undated

Subseries 7.17, Chestnut Street Station, 1925-1952

Subseries 7.18, Coaling facilities, water tanks, turntables, and miscellaneous structures, 1888-1912

Subseries 7.19, Cumberland Station, 1910-1955

Subseries 7.20, Curtis Bay Branch, 1900-1911

Subseries 7.21, Frederick Station, 1908-1915

Subseries 7.22, Hyattsville Station, 1913

Subseries 7.23, Keedysville Station, undated

Subseries 7.24, Laurel Station, undated

Subseries 7.25, Ledger, undated

Subseries 7.26, Lieperville Station, 1889

Subseries 7.27, Locust Point, 1881-1957

Subseries 7.28, Maps, 1862; 1918

Subseries 7.29, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1913-1927

Subseries 7.30, Miscellaneous Buildings, 1875-1956

Subseries 7.31, Miscellaneous Large Photographs, undated

Subseries 7.32, Miscellaneous Structures, 1890-1916

Subseries 7.33: Mt. Clare (general)

Subseries 7.34, Mt. Clare New Blue Line Stable, 1899; 1905

Subseries 7.35, Mt. Clare New Car Shops, undated

Subseries 7.36, Mt. Royal Station, undated

Subseries 7.37, Newton Falls and Fairpoint, Ohio, 1909

Subseries 7.38, Patapsco River Bridge, 1883

Subseries 7.39, Plans for house no. 1846 (N. Gay Street, Baltimore, Maryland), undated

Subseries 7.40, Point of Rocks Station, 1951

Subseries 7.41, Scales, 1903

Subseries 7.42, Signal towers, 1900-1908

Subseries 7.43, Stations (general), 1866-1907

Subseries 7.44, Sykesville Station, undated

Subseries 7.45, Untitled, undated

Subseries 7.46, Warnings, 1894-1911

Subseries 7.47, Woodstock Station, undated

Subseries 7.48, Miscellaneous (rolled), 1858-1930 (not inclusive)

Series 8, Photographs and Copy Prints, 1872-1980s (not inclusive)

Subseries 8.1, Photographs, 1872-1980s

Subseries 8.2, Copy prints, 1901-1931, undated

Subseries 8.3, Indices and Lists, 1909-1920

Series 9, Negatives, 1850-1983 (bulk 1920s-1930s)

Subseries 9.1, Glass plate negatives (unidentified), undated

Subseries 9.2, Glass plate negatives (numbered), 1850-1957 (bulk 1920s-1930s)

Subseries 9.3, Negatives by number, undated

Subseries 9.4, Negatives by location, 1870; 1978-1983

Subseries 9.5, Negatives by subject, 1922-1930s, undated

Series 10, Stations and Buildings, 1884-1982

Biographical / Historical:

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) was the nation's first extensive steam powered railroad. It was founded by Baltimore merchants in 1827 as a means of promoting trade and making Baltimore competitive with other east coast ports. The original intent of the founders was to provide direct and fast access to the Ohio River, and the markets that the river reached. The railroad, however, went beyond the Ohio River and its lines went as far west as St. Louis and Chicago. The B&O was also known for its use of an electric locomotive in the mid 1890s. It also had a completely air conditioned train, and it was a forerunner in the use of diesel-electric locomotives. Company activities paralleled those of other American railroads and over the course of its life included expansion, near bankruptcy, innovations, regulations, and finally buy out. In February 1963, the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) completed its purchase of the B&O. Today, B&O is part of the CSX Transportation (CSX) network.

John Work Garrett president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1858-1884, was born in Baltimore, Maryland July 31, 1820. He was the second son of Elizabeth Stouffer and Robert Garrett. He married Rachel Ann Harrison, the daughter of Thomas Harrison, a Baltimore merchant. They had one daughter, Mary and two sons Robert and Thomas Harrison Garrett.

After attending Lafayette College (Pennsylvania) for two years John W. Garrett left in 1836 to become associated with his father's commission business in Baltimore. The commission house which dealt in wholesale groceries, produce, forwarding and a commission business expanded to establish direct connections with Latin America, seek outlets in Europe and develop its own banking operations. In time its financial operations overshadowed the commission and shipping business.

When John W. Garrett began to invest heavily in Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stock, the road was in competition with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the stock was not popular. Its value rose steadily over the years. Mr. Garrett was elected a director of the railroad in 1855. His report as chairman of a subcommittee on the need for additional funds to complete the line to the Ohio River led to his election to the presidency of the road on November 17, 1858, a position he held for 26 years. New policies with emphasis on economy, personal supervision and gradual expansion were inaugurated and consistently maintained, in spite of a general financial crisis, Mr. Garrett's first year in office showed a net gain in earnings.

Sympathetic to his southern friends during the Civil War, Mr. Garrett nevertheless supported the Union. He recognized the inevitability of Confederate defeat by superior northern resources. Confederate leaders blamed him for their inability to seize Washington and he received warm appreciation for his services to the Union cause from President Lincoln. The railroad stretched along the theater of war and twice crossed Confederate territory. It was, therefore, a main objective for southern attack. Branches were frequently damaged by Confederate raids, but the main line to Washington became important for the transport of troops and supplies. The Baltimore and Ohio carried out the first military rail transport in history and the transfer of 20,000 men from the Potomac to Chattanooga in 1863 was a major triumph for its president.

With the advent of peace Mr. Garrett turned to rebuilding and strengthening the railroad. He replaced equipment and track damaged by the war, then extended the system by securing direct routes to Pittsburgh and Chicago and arranging an independent line into New York. Wharves were built at Locust Point for ocean liners and a system of elevators erected. The B&O. built its own sleeping and dining cars, established hotels in the mountains and created its own express company. By 1880, after battles over rates with other trunk lines, a costly rivalry with the Pennsylvania Railroad over the eastern route and charges of discrimination against local shippers Mr. Garrett was at the height of his success. He cooperated in establishing the B. and 0. Employees Relief Association for accident and life insurance, a hospital system, saving and building funds, and arrangements for improving sanitation in the work place. He was on friendly terms with Johns Hopkins, a trustee of John Hopkins Hospital, and with George Peabody, founder of the Peabody institute of which he was also a trustee. Garrett County, Maryland was named in his honor.

John W. Garrett died on September 26, 1884 within a year of his wife's death in a carriage accident. During his connection with the railroad the stock increased from $57 to $200; at the outbreak of the Civil War the railroad was operating 514 miles of rail, gross earnings were $4,000,097 and net per mile was $4246.1 By 1864 gross earnings were $10,138,876 and net per mile, $7113.2 By the end of his presidency mileage had increased to 1711 miles and net earnings were $4535 per mile.3

References

1 -- National Cyclopedia of American Biography -- Vol. 18:3

2 -- National Cyclopedia of American Biography -- Vol. 18:3

3 -- National Cyclopedia of American Biography -- Vol. 18:3

Related Materials:

Materials at Other Organizations

Maryland Historical Society

Baltimore and Ohio Museum

Provenance:

This collection was donated to the National Museum of American History by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the 1960s.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Bridges  Search this

Construction  Search this

Engineering -- 19th century  Search this

Railroads  Search this

Repairing -- Railroads  Search this

Railway engineering -- 1860-1890  Search this

Genre/Form:

Annual reports

Correspondence -- 19th century

Drawings -- 1860-1890

Glass plate negatives

Negatives (photographic)

Photographs

Tracings

Citation:

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1086

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e652d903-bb57-46a8-a205-c7cbfe89f444

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1086

Lithographer:

P. S. Duval and Company  Search this

Artist:

Scott, Alfred T.  Search this

Publisher:

Stern, Cyrus  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements:

image: 9 in x 14 in; 22.86 cm x 35.56 cm

Object Name:

lithograph

Object Type:

Lithograph

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Date made:

1853

Subject:

Eating  Search this

Children  Search this

Architecture  Search this

Carriages  Search this

Chronology: 1850-1859  Search this

Credit Line:

Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

ID Number:

DL.60.2966

Catalog number:

60.2966

Accession number:

228146

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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

Clothing & Accessories

Religion

Art

Peters Prints

Domestic Furnishings

Morality & Religious Prints

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-2844-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_325249

Medium:

Wood, cast iron, oil paint, varnish

Dimensions:

37 1/2" x 19 1/4" x 15 1/8"

Type:

chest

Date:

Late 19th century

Accession Number:

1995.5018.0001

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Anacostia Community Museum Collection

Data Source:

Anacostia Community Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl809f5f07c-a30a-4354-ab70-1a6e56a2c01e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:acm_1995.5018.0001

Artist:

W. H. Martin, born 1865-died 1940  Search this

Medium:

gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1909

Topic:

Figure group\male  Search this

Animal\horse  Search this

Landscape\weather\snow  Search this

Animal\rabbit  Search this

Architecture\vehicle\carriage  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro

Object number:

2002.79.11

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71224414f-21bd-45db-8ad0-dabb7896fe31

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_2002.79.11

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, b/w, 3.25 x 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Lantern slides

Place:

Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Virginia)

United States of America -- Virginia -- Williamsburg

Date:

[between 1914 and 1949?]

General:

Mount reads: "copyright F. S. Lincoln; 114 East 32nd St., New York."

Historic plate number: "23; 327P44 [2nd no."

Historic plate caption: "Entrance and Green, Palace; Williamsburg, VA."

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Spring  Search this

Allées  Search this

Lawns  Search this

Trees  Search this

Driveways  Search this

Gates  Search this

People  Search this

Horses  Search this

Carriages and carts  Search this

Walls  Search this

Gardens -- Virginia -- Williamsburg  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Sponsor:

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item VA021001

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia / VA021: Williamsburg -- Governor's Palace

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6921bf393-4c36-42c5-8103-ae92dc9baa47

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref19887