Railroad travel
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Ida Beeler letter
Collection — Folder S0095
Identifier: S0095
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a letter written to Miss Ida Beeler by E. Meeker. Mr. Meeker, of Meeker and Co., Hop Growers and Dealers of Puyallup, Washington writes about his trip on a train, regretting that her parents would not let her make the trip with him. He details some of the services and enjoyment of the train. He mentions his sisters Mary and Abbie.
Dates:
1890/05/07
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ida Beeler letter
Monon Railroad centennial photographs
Collection — Folder SP107
Identifier: SP107
Scope and Contents
This collection contains black-and-white photographs taken by Foster Photos of the Monon Railroad centennial on July 30, 1947, which included a parade and ride on the Monon railroad to New Albany, Indiana.
Dates:
1947/07/30
Samuel Wells collection
Collection — Folder S1380
Identifier: S1380
Scope and Contents
This single typed page includes information about Samuel Wells's trip from his home in Schoolcraft, Michigan, in the fall of 1851, to Louisville, Kentucky. He traveled with his brother. They took the stage to White Pigeon, Michigan, where they got the train for South Bend. They were late arriving because the baggage car was "derailed near Bristol by a cow." In South Bend, people greeted the first passenger train's arrival with bonfires and drums. Riding a new omnibus, they went to the new St....
Dates:
circa 1939
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Samuel Wells collection
