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- "The Boston and Cambridge New Horse Railroad," 1856 - This wood engraving depicts the early horse-drawn railroads in 1856 that ran from Boston through Cambridge to Mount Auburn in Massachusetts. The print was originally engraved by printmaker John Andrew for the publication "Ballou's Pictorial."
- 1856
- Collections - Artifact
"The Boston and Cambridge New Horse Railroad," 1856
This wood engraving depicts the early horse-drawn railroads in 1856 that ran from Boston through Cambridge to Mount Auburn in Massachusetts. The print was originally engraved by printmaker John Andrew for the publication "Ballou's Pictorial."
- Wood Engraving, "Northern View of Hempstead, Long Island," circa 1845 - Selecting a railroad's route was a delicate balance between the technical need for easy curves and gentle gradients, and the economic necessity of ready customers. When an important community got bypassed by the mainline, the railroad might build a branch line to it. The Long Island Rail Road built a branch to Hempstead, New York, two miles south of its mainline.
- circa 1845
- Collections - Artifact
Wood Engraving, "Northern View of Hempstead, Long Island," circa 1845
Selecting a railroad's route was a delicate balance between the technical need for easy curves and gentle gradients, and the economic necessity of ready customers. When an important community got bypassed by the mainline, the railroad might build a branch line to it. The Long Island Rail Road built a branch to Hempstead, New York, two miles south of its mainline.
- "Metropolitan Horse Railroad, Tremont Street, Boston," 1856 - City people used streetcars to get to work, do errands, and enjoy leisure activities. But they had to travel on the streetcar's schedule rather than their own.
- 1856
- Collections - Artifact
"Metropolitan Horse Railroad, Tremont Street, Boston," 1856
City people used streetcars to get to work, do errands, and enjoy leisure activities. But they had to travel on the streetcar's schedule rather than their own.