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Author:

Wasserbly, Daniel  Search this

Subject:

United States Army Missile Defense Brigade, 100th History  Search this

United States Army Missile Defense Battalion, 49th History  Search this

United States Missile Defense Agency History  Search this

Physical description:

x, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates color illustrations 22 cm

Type:

Books

History

Place:

United States

États-Unis

Date:

2020

Topic:

Ballistic missile defenses  Search this

Défense antimissile  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1163490

Interviewee:

Sanborn, Jim, 1945-  Search this

Interviewer:

Berman, Avis  Search this

Subject:

United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Jim Sanborn, 2009 July 14-16. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Sculptors -- Washington (D.C.) -- Interviews  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)15700

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)283557

AAA_collcode_sanbor09

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_283557

Interviewee:

Green, Art, 1941-  Search this

Interviewer:

Silverman, Lanny  Search this

Subject:

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this

Chicago Art and Artists: Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Art Green, 2015 September 17-18. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Theme:

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)16295

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)373761

AAA_collcode_green15

Theme:

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_373761

Associated Name:

Washington, George  Search this

Grant, Ulysses S.  Search this

Physical Description:

cotton (overall material)

white (overall color)

red (overall color)

Measurements:

average spatial: 23 3/4 in x 26 3/4 in; 60.325 cm x 67.945 cm

Object Name:

Fabric, Length of

fabric

Other Terms:

Fabric, Length of; Commemorative

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Date made:

1876

Associated dates:

1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10

Subject:

Expositions and Fairs  Search this

Related event:

Centennial Exposition  Search this

Credit Line:

The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

ID Number:

1989.0438.0438

Catalog number:

1989.0438.0438

1876T10

Accession number:

1989.0438

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d811-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1063544

Associated Name:

Washington, George  Search this

Grant, Ulysses S.  Search this

Physical Description:

cotton (overall material)

white (overall color)

black (overall color)

Measurements:

average spatial: 23 in x 27 in; 58.42 cm x 68.58 cm

Object Name:

Fabric, Length of

fabric

Other Terms:

Fabric, Length of; Commemorative

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Date made:

1876

Associated dates:

1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10

Subject:

Expositions and Fairs  Search this

Related event:

Centennial Exposition  Search this

Credit Line:

The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

ID Number:

1989.0438.0439

Catalog number:

1989.0438.0439

1876T11

Accession number:

1989.0438

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0697-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1063545

Physical Description:

linen, damask (overall material)

gold on gold (overall color)

Measurements:

average spatial: 133 in x 87 1/4 in; 337.82 cm x 221.615 cm

Object Name:

Tablecloth

Other Terms:

Tablecloth; Commemorative

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Date made:

1876

Associated dates:

1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10

Subject:

Expositions and Fairs  Search this

Related event:

Centennial Exposition  Search this

Credit Line:

The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

ID Number:

1989.0438.0444

Catalog number:

1989.0438.0444

1876T16

Accession number:

1989.0438

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-fb59-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1063580

Maker:

Gillinder & Sons  Search this

Physical Description:

glass, frosted (overall material)

Measurements:

average spatial: 2 7/8 in x 5 1/2 in x 2 5/8 in; 7.3025 cm x 13.97 cm x 6.6675 cm

Object Name:

Paperweight

figurine

figurene

statuette

paperweight

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Associated Place:

United Kingdom

Date made:

1876

Associated dates:

1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10

Subject:

Expositions and Fairs  Search this

Expositions and Fairs  Search this

Related event:

Centennial Exposition  Search this

Credit Line:

The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

ID Number:

1989.0438.0309

Catalog number:

1989.0438.0309

Accession number:

1989.0438

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0786-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1065771

Maker:

Gillinder & Sons  Search this

Physical Description:

glass, frosted (overall material)

Measurements:

average spatial: 3 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 9.525 cm x 6.0325 cm x 6.35 cm

Object Name:

Statuette of Female

figurine

paperweight

statuette

Other Terms:

Statuette of Female; Commemorative

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Date made:

1876

Associated dates:

1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10

Subject:

Expositions and Fairs  Search this

Related event:

Centennial Exposition  Search this

Credit Line:

The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

ID Number:

1989.0438.0311

Catalog number:

1989.0438.0311

Accession number:

1989.0438

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0787-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1065772

Maker:

Gillinder & Sons  Search this

Physical Description:

glass (overall material)

Measurements:

average spatial: 2 5/8 in x 5 1/2 in x 1 7/8 in; 6.6675 cm x 13.97 cm x 4.7625 cm

Object Name:

Slipper

statuette

Other Terms:

Slipper; Commemorative

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Date made:

1876

Associated dates:

1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10

Subject:

Expositions and Fairs  Search this

Related event:

Centennial Exposition  Search this

Credit Line:

The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

ID Number:

1989.0438.0313

Catalog number:

1989.0438.0313

Accession number:

1989.0438

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0789-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1065775

Maker:

Gillinder & Sons  Search this

Physical Description:

glass, frosted (overall material)

Measurements:

average spatial: 2 5/8 in x 5 1/2 in x 1 7/8 in; 6.6675 cm x 13.97 cm x 4.7625 cm

Object Name:

Slipper

figurine

statuette

Other Terms:

Slipper; Commemorative

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Date made:

1876

Associated dates:

1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10

Subject:

Expositions and Fairs  Search this

Related event:

Centennial Exposition  Search this

Credit Line:

The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

ID Number:

1989.0438.0314

Catalog number:

1989.0438.0314

Accession number:

1989.0438

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-dad9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1065776

Maker:

Gillinder & Sons  Search this

Physical Description:

glass, frosted (overall material)

Measurements:

average spatial: 7 1/8 in x 3 1/8 in x 2 3/4 in; 18.0975 cm x 7.9375 cm x 6.985 cm

Object Name:

Vase

statuette

vase

Other Terms:

Vase; Commemorative

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Date made:

1876

Associated dates:

1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10

Subject:

Expositions and Fairs  Search this

Related event:

Centennial Exposition  Search this

Credit Line:

The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

ID Number:

1989.0438.0319A

Catalog number:

1989.0438.0319A

Accession number:

1989.0438

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-f963-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1065799

Maker:

Gillinder & Sons  Search this

Physical Description:

glass, frosted (overall material)

Measurements:

average spatial: 7 1/8 in x 3 1/8 in x 2 3/4 in; 18.0975 cm x 7.9375 cm x 6.985 cm

Object Name:

Vase

Other Terms:

Vase; Commemorative

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Date made:

1876

Associated dates:

1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10

Subject:

Expositions and Fairs  Search this

Related event:

Centennial Exposition  Search this

Credit Line:

The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

ID Number:

1989.0438.0319B

Catalog number:

1989.0438.0319B

Accession number:

1989.0438

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-f964-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1065801

Maker:

Gillinden and Sons  Search this

Physical Description:

glass, frosted (overall material)

Measurements:

average spatial: 7 1/8 in x 3 1/8 in x 2 3/4 in; 18.0975 cm x 7.9375 cm x 6.985 cm

Object Name:

Vase

Other Terms:

Vase; Commemorative

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Associated dates:

1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10

Subject:

Expositions and Fairs  Search this

Related event:

Centennial Exposition  Search this

Credit Line:

The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

ID Number:

1989.0438.0319C

Catalog number:

1989.0438.0319C

Accession number:

1989.0438

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-f965-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1065802

Maker:

Gillinder & Sons  Search this

Physical Description:

glass, frosted (overall material)

Measurements:

average spatial: 7 1/8 in x 3 1/8 in x 2 3/4 in; 18.0975 cm x 7.9375 cm x 6.985 cm

Object Name:

Vase

Other Terms:

Vase; Commemorative

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Date made:

1876

Associated dates:

1876 05 10 / 1876 05 10, 1876 11 10 / 1876 11 10

Subject:

Expositions and Fairs  Search this

Related event:

Centennial Exposition  Search this

Credit Line:

The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

ID Number:

1989.0438.0319D

Catalog number:

1989.0438.0319D

Accession number:

1989.0438

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-db57-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1065803

Measurements:

overall: 3 7/8 in x 2 3/4 in; 9.8425 cm x 6.985 cm

Object Name:

Plaque

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Date made:

1876

Subject:

Expositions and Fairs  Search this

Related event:

Centennial Exposition  Search this

Credit Line:

The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

ID Number:

1989.0438.0363

Catalog number:

1989.0438.0363

Accession number:

1989.0438

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d48e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1123449

Maker:

Enterprise Mfg. Co.  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 4 in x 4 in x 8 in; 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm x 20.32 cm

Object Name:

Bank, Still

bank

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Date made:

1876-09-21

Subject:

Expositions and Fairs  Search this

Independence Hall  Search this

Related event:

Centennial Exposition  Search this

Credit Line:

The Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

ID Number:

1989.0438.0457

Catalog number:

1989.0438.0457

1876TY02

Accession number:

1989.0438

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d262-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1123940

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Blog posts

Smithsonian staff publications

Blog posts

Published Date:

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:36:00 GMT

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

See more posts:

Festival Blog

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:posts_4f16595b9654463807f308fe1135299c

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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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

Collection Creator:

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this

Collection Author:

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

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

Container:

Box 73, Item UN-90

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Date:

1918-08-31

Series Restrictions:

Series 9: Negatives digitized in 2023. Researchers must use digital copies. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

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

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records / Series 9: Negatives / 9.2: Glass Plate and Film Negatives (Numbered)

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c3e2834b-43ed-4024-b783-4dad1f56ecbd

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Former owner:

McDonald, James Sir  Search this

McDonald, Anne Kerr Lady  Search this

Bates, John  Search this

Bates, Susan  Search this

Landscape architect:

Tucker, Ernest  Search this

Matschek, Clark  Search this

Lord & Schryver (Salem, Or.)  Search this

Architect:

Voorhis, Charles  Search this

Meyer, Ernest  Search this

Storrs, John  Search this

Landscape designer:

Matschek, Marsha  Search this

Gardener:

Hahn, Conrad  Search this

Cole, Echo  Search this

Miner, Jay  Search this

Buttrell, John  Search this

Thomas, Blake  Search this

Engineer:

Meigs, Gilbert  Search this

Garden designer:

Miner, Jay  Search this

Price, Withey  Search this

Galaher, Megan  Search this

Steel garden structures:

Schneikert, Martha  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

A Plant Collector's Garden (Portland, Oregon)

United States of America -- Oregon -- Multnomah -- Portland

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets, a photocopy of an article, a printed description and plan of the garden.

Varying Form:

McDonald Garden, formerly known as.

General:

Since 1940 the gardens of this 1.75 acre property have been designed and filled with unusual specimen trees and flowering shrubs, then redesigned by a second owner equally committed to plant collecting who wanted to maintain the early gardens as much as possible. The initial design included a broad brick terrace behind the house that overlooked a sweeping lawn bordered by beds containing perennials, shrubs and trees. A rock garden marked the transition from the cultivated gardens to a native woodlands on the steep slope to the Willamette River. Behind the brick wall along the street there was a hedge of arborvitae and rhododendron had been planted along the brick wall at the far end of the terrace. A glass and brick gazebo stood in the front courtyard, topped with a hummingbird weather vane by sculptor Keith Jellum. When the property changed hands in 2002 all these features were changed too: the overgrown arborvitae were replaced with large-leafed boxwood, too tall rhododendron that blocked the view from the house were relocated, the crumbling gazebo was removed, and the hummingbird weathervane was mounted on a stand in an island bed of seasonal plantings where it can spin with the wind. The mature specimen trees including paper bark maple, Ponderosa pine, several varieties of magnolia, Garry oak, dawn redwood and a wheel tree remained but new beds were designed and planted with hellebores, hosta, fuchsias, clematis, rhododendrons, peonies, dwarf conifers and arum varieties. A new shade garden called the grotto replaced failing grass, a new green house and four bin composting center were built. The rock garden was augmented with steps and additional plantings, and wide gravel paths were laid for touring as well as working in the perennials beds that border the lawn.

Originally the 1.3 acres that were cultivated were conceived as parkland and featured rare plant material. A garden room in a warmer microclimate known as the Chilean garden was kept and included a windmill palm, swamp cypress and other semi-tropical plants; a crepe myrtle and pomegranate were espaliered on the garage wall along one side. Three copper bowl fountains of Greco-Roman design placed in the front and side courtyards were connected to a recirculating water pump in the basement of the house. The brick walls surrounding the terrace were perforated, a signature design of the original landscape architects Elizabeth Lord and Edith Schryver and the gazebo built on a curved brick wall in the front court was a stand-out feature. The parkland was planted so there would be open views from the house and terrace of Mount Saint Helens and the Willamette River.

Persons associated with the property include Sir James and Lady McDonald (former owners, 1940-2002); Susan and John Bates (former owners, 2002-2015); Elizabeth Lord (1887-1976) and Edith Schryver (1901-1984) (landscape architects, 1940); Ernest Tucker (landscape architect, 1977); Marsha Matschek (landscape designer, 1975- );Clark Matschek (landscape architect, 1996); Conrad Hahn (head gardener, 1950); Ernest Meyer (architect, 1942); Charles Voorhis (architect, 1977); John Storrs (architect, 1960); Echo Cole (head gardener, 1996- ); Gilbert Meigs (engineer, 1978); Jay Wesley Miner (garden designer and head gardener, 2006- ); Withey Price (garden design, 2004); Megan Galaher (garden designer, 2014); Martha Schneikert (steel garden structures, 2006); John Buttrell (tree pruning, 2006- ); Blake Thomas (tree pruning, 2006- ).

Related Materials:

A Plant Collector's Garden related holdings consist of 2 folders (17 35 mm. slides; 49 digital images)

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:

Gardens -- Oregon -- Portland  Search this

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, File OR034

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Oregon

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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