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- Poster, "Visit the Fair of the Iron Horse at Baltimore," 1927 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the country's first common-carrier line, celebrated its centennial in 1927 with a grand exhibition called "The Fair of the Iron Horse." Some 30 contemporary and historic locomotives -- including the <em>DeWitt Clinton</em> replica now in The Henry Ford's collection -- traveled to suburban Baltimore to participate in the pageant celebrating 100 years of American railroading.
- 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Poster, "Visit the Fair of the Iron Horse at Baltimore," 1927
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the country's first common-carrier line, celebrated its centennial in 1927 with a grand exhibition called "The Fair of the Iron Horse." Some 30 contemporary and historic locomotives -- including the DeWitt Clinton replica now in The Henry Ford's collection -- traveled to suburban Baltimore to participate in the pageant celebrating 100 years of American railroading.
- Poster, "The Fair of the Iron Horse," 1927 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the country's first common-carrier line, celebrated its centennial in 1927 with a grand exhibition called "The Fair of the Iron Horse." Some 30 contemporary and historic locomotives -- including the <em>DeWitt Clinton</em> replica now in The Henry Ford's collection -- traveled to suburban Baltimore to participate in the pageant celebrating 100 years of American railroading.
- 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Poster, "The Fair of the Iron Horse," 1927
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the country's first common-carrier line, celebrated its centennial in 1927 with a grand exhibition called "The Fair of the Iron Horse." Some 30 contemporary and historic locomotives -- including the DeWitt Clinton replica now in The Henry Ford's collection -- traveled to suburban Baltimore to participate in the pageant celebrating 100 years of American railroading.
- Wood Engraving, "Trial of All the Steam Engines of Cincinnati on the Occasion of the Opening of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad," 1857 - In the 19th century, the opening of a new railroad was a source of civic pride and a cause for celebration. The Cincinnati Fire Department paraded its steam-powered equipment to mark the completion of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad in 1857. The O&M became a part of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's mainline to St. Louis in 1893.
- June 01, 1857
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Wood Engraving, "Trial of All the Steam Engines of Cincinnati on the Occasion of the Opening of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad," 1857
In the 19th century, the opening of a new railroad was a source of civic pride and a cause for celebration. The Cincinnati Fire Department paraded its steam-powered equipment to mark the completion of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad in 1857. The O&M became a part of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's mainline to St. Louis in 1893.
- "Profiles of the Erie, Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio Canals and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad," circa 1832 - The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canal construction in the United States. This circa 1832 copperplate engraving shows the elevation profiles of the Erie Canal, the Ohio Canal, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, along with the profile of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, measured in feet above sea level of the Atlantic Ocean.
- circa 1832
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"Profiles of the Erie, Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio Canals and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad," circa 1832
The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canal construction in the United States. This circa 1832 copperplate engraving shows the elevation profiles of the Erie Canal, the Ohio Canal, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, along with the profile of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, measured in feet above sea level of the Atlantic Ocean.
- Great United States Mail Lines via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the National Road, 1852 - Passengers traveling beyond the reach of the railroad in the mid-1800s could extend their journey by boarding a stagecoach. This 1852 broadside advertised stagecoach routes from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's westernmost stop at Cumberland, Maryland, to destinations as distant as New Orleans, Louisiana.
- 1852
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Great United States Mail Lines via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the National Road, 1852
Passengers traveling beyond the reach of the railroad in the mid-1800s could extend their journey by boarding a stagecoach. This 1852 broadside advertised stagecoach routes from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's westernmost stop at Cumberland, Maryland, to destinations as distant as New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Letter from William Gwynn to F. Lucas Junior concerning a Loan on Railroad Stock Shares, 1830 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, chartered in 1827, was the first common-carrier railroad in the United States. Baltimore merchants, competing against New York City and Philadelphia for trade, connected their port to the Ohio River with a railway. B&O stockholders included William Gwynn, Fielding Lucas, Jr., and Charles Carroll of Carrollton -- the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- August 25, 1830
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Letter from William Gwynn to F. Lucas Junior concerning a Loan on Railroad Stock Shares, 1830
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, chartered in 1827, was the first common-carrier railroad in the United States. Baltimore merchants, competing against New York City and Philadelphia for trade, connected their port to the Ohio River with a railway. B&O stockholders included William Gwynn, Fielding Lucas, Jr., and Charles Carroll of Carrollton -- the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.