Collection of railroadiana, 1867-1937.

Henderson, David Bremner, 1840-1906

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Born in Old Deer, Scotland on March 14, 1840, David Bremner Henderson emigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Winnebago County, Illinois, in 1846. They moved to Fayette County, Iowa. The family lived in what became known as Henderson Prairie a few miles west of Postville. In 1849 he attended the common schools and then Upper Iowa University at Fayette. Henderson was a leader in organizing a company of students at the beginning of the Civil War. They enlisted in the Uni...

Perkins, C. E. (Charles Elliott), 1840-1907

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Earling, Albert J., 1848-1925

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Miller, Roswell, 1843-1913

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Greene, George, 1817-1880

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George Greene was a lawyer and businessman in pioneer Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He helped found Coe College, he built Greene's Opera House, and was president of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Railroad. George Green married Francis R. Graves and they had two sons, Calvin Graves and Robert C. Greene. From the description of Papers of the Greene Family, 1790-1936. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233111638 ...

Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Northern Railway Company of Iowa

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Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932

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U.S. secretary of the treasury, lawyer, banker, governor of Iowa, and lecturer. From the description of Leslie M. Shaw correspondence, 1906 March 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980442 ...

Blair, John Insley, 1802-1899

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Railroad magnate and philanthropist, of Blairstown, New Jersey. From the description of Papers, 1861-1873 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122602474 Capitalist, philanthropist, and railroad tycoon. From the description of John Insley Blair papers, 1830-1896. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 54347020 In the early 1860s Blair made trips to Iowa to explore possibilities for building railroads in Iowa. Through partnersh...

Blythe, Joseph William, 1850-1909

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Dolliver, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Prentiss), 1858-1910

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Harbert, Albert N., 1868-

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Hughitt, Marvin, 1837-1928

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Lacey, John F. (John Fletcher), 1841-1913

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Lawyer, Civil War officer, U.S. congressman and conservationist. After serving with Iowa's 3rd Infantry (Company H) and 33rd Infantry (Companies C and D) during the Civil War, Lacey practiced law in Oskaloosa. He went on to serve in the Iowa General Assembly (1870-1872) and the United States Congress (1889-1891, 1893-1907). During his tenure as a United States congressman Lacey chaired the House Public Lands Committee and was responsible for authoring and sponsoring some of the country's earlies...

Gear, John Henry, 1825-1900

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Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company

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Originally chartered in Illinois in 1847 as the Rock Island and LaSalle Railroad Company, the road was renamed Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Company in 1851, the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company in 1866, and the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company in 1880. In Texas, three main Rock Island routes crossed the state through Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, Galveston, Dalhart, Memphis, and Amarillo. From the guide to the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Ra...

Drake, Francis Marion, 1830-1903

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Drake was born in Rushville, Illinois, the son of John Adams Drake and Harriet Jane O'Neal. He later moved to Centerville, Iowa. He received a good business education, and became a merchant. He married Mary Jane Lord on December 24, 1855. They had seven children. During the California Gold Rush, he led two expeditions across the plains from Iowa to California. The first one left in 1852. During that trip with ox teams, he and just 7 other teamsters encountered a band of 300 Pawnee on the plai...

Ives, Charles John, 1831-1906

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Clark, Samuel M. (Samuel Mercer), 1842-1900

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Fish, Stuyvesant, 1851-1923

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Banker and railroad executive. From the description of Papers, 1889-1910. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122443188 ...

Cable, Ransom R., 1834-1909

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Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1829-1908

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Iowa legislator; United States House of Representatives, 1863-1871; United States Senate, 1873-1908. From the description of Letter : Dubuque, Iowa, to W[illiam] W[orth] Belknap, Washington, D.C., 1873 Oct. 22. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496685 U.S. Senator and Representative from Iowa. From the description of Papers of William B. Allison, 1862-1916. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 148787411 William ...

Keyes, Charles R. (Charles Reuben), 1871-1951

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Keyes was a lifelong resident of Mount Vernon, Iowa. He was a professor at Cornell College in Mount Vernon and for a number of years directed the Iowa state archaeological survey. He published and lectured extensively on birds and the archaeology of the eastern United States. From the description of Charles R. Keyes ornithological papers, 1896-1952. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 299064873 ...

Cousins, Robert G. (Robert Gordon), 1859-1933

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