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Toys

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
See more items in:
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

Wagons

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
See more items in:
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

Wagons, horse-drawn : stereographs

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
See more items in:
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

Sultan Salim in a Carriage

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

Horse and Buggy

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

Burroughs Style 9 Adding Machine

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
See more items in:
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
Online Media:

Carriage and pair of mules, Ankole

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

Non-Native Man, Woman, Girl and Infant in Carriage Outside Frame House

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

Carlisle's High Street in Business District, Showing Row of Shops, Horse-Drawn Carriages, and Three Men Outside Shop

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
See more items in:
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

J&B Manufacturing Company Records

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
See more items in:
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

Houston, Texas Photo Album

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
See more items in:
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

Carriage hundred; a bibliography on horse-drawn transportation

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

History of steam road vehicles mainly for passenger-transport, by C. St. C. B. Davison ..

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

The Hub's vocabulary of vehicles a complete dictionary (historical and technical) of vehicle names, their origin and derivations originally compiled by G.W.W. Houghton for the "Hub."

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

Dismantling a Huge Howitzer for a Precarious Move

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

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records

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
Online Media:

Red Lion Camp Meeting by Alfred Thompson Scott (artist) and P.S. Duval and Company (lithographers)

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

Painted Wooden Chest

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
See more items in:
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
Online Media:

Untitled (dead rabbits)

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
See more items in:
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

[Governor's Palace]

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.
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

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