Articles related to "Leland Stanford"
Jane Stanford Ensures Survival of Stanford U.
On June 21, 1893, Leland Stanford died. His determined widow now took steps to forge the future success of the university they began to honor their deceased son.
jane lathrop stanford • founding of stanford university • poisoning of mrs leland stanford • millionaire mrs stanford cuts expenses • religious faith of mrs leland stanford
On June 21, 1893, Leland Stanford died. His determined widow now took steps to forge the future success of the university they began to honor their deceased son.
jane lathrop stanford • founding of stanford university • poisoning of mrs leland stanford • millionaire mrs stanford cuts expenses • religious faith of mrs leland stanford
A Son Dies and Stanford University is Founded
Leland Stanford Jr. was traveling abroad in 1884 when he began to feel ill in Athens. In Italy he felt worse and was diagnosed with the bacterial disease.
leland stanford • jane lathrop stanford • leland stanford jr. dies • the founding of stanford university • typhoid
Leland Stanford Jr. was traveling abroad in 1884 when he began to feel ill in Athens. In Italy he felt worse and was diagnosed with the bacterial disease.
leland stanford • jane lathrop stanford • leland stanford jr. dies • the founding of stanford university • typhoid
Eadweard Muybridge's Horse Photos, Late 1870s
After an absence, photographer Eadweard Muybridge was back in Sacramento, California by 1877 to take more photos of Leland Stanford's famous trotter Occident.
occident • horse photos • leland stanford • eadweard muybridge • trotting horses
After an absence, photographer Eadweard Muybridge was back in Sacramento, California by 1877 to take more photos of Leland Stanford's famous trotter Occident.
occident • horse photos • leland stanford • eadweard muybridge • trotting horses
Hooking Up with the Golden Spike
There are many misperceptions concerning the ceremony that completed the transcontinental railroad -- not the least of which is where the fabled "Wedding of the Rails" actually took place.
golden spike • transcontinental railroad • leland stanford • utah • promontory point
There are many misperceptions concerning the ceremony that completed the transcontinental railroad -- not the least of which is where the fabled "Wedding of the Rails" actually took place.
golden spike • transcontinental railroad • leland stanford • utah • promontory point
Eadweard Muybridge Photographs Running Horse,'73
In the 1870s some racehorse cognoscenti pondered whether at any time while running, horses have all hooves off the ground, an idea sometimes called unsupported transit.
eadweard muybridge • occident • leland stanford • photos of trotters • photos of harness racing horses
In the 1870s some racehorse cognoscenti pondered whether at any time while running, horses have all hooves off the ground, an idea sometimes called unsupported transit.
eadweard muybridge • occident • leland stanford • photos of trotters • photos of harness racing horses
Rules for Raising a Champion Trotting Horse
The Palo Alto System, devised by Leland Stanford and implemented by the skilled personnel he hired, was a blueprint for producing fast trotters.
palo alto system • leland stanford • rules for training trotters • feeding young horses • breaking young horses
The Palo Alto System, devised by Leland Stanford and implemented by the skilled personnel he hired, was a blueprint for producing fast trotters.
palo alto system • leland stanford • rules for training trotters • feeding young horses • breaking young horses
The Murder of Lloyd Magruder
Lloyd Magruder 's pack train left Lewiston, Idaho to supply the gold camps of western Montana. He met with an untimely end when outlaws killed him and stole his gold.
murder of lloyd magruder • gold rush • outlaws • idaho territory • gold mining
Lloyd Magruder 's pack train left Lewiston, Idaho to supply the gold camps of western Montana. He met with an untimely end when outlaws killed him and stole his gold.
murder of lloyd magruder • gold rush • outlaws • idaho territory • gold mining
The Railroad, part 14
In May of 1869 the Union and Central Pacific Railroads reach Promontory City, Utah where they are to connect. Delays occur when heavy rain washes out so of the tracks and an angry unpaid mob of railroad workers take some railroad officials prisoner until they are paid.
railroad • promontory • utah • union • central
In May of 1869 the Union and Central Pacific Railroads reach Promontory City, Utah where they are to connect. Delays occur when heavy rain washes out so of the tracks and an angry unpaid mob of railroad workers take some railroad officials prisoner until they are paid.
railroad • promontory • utah • union • central
The Railroad, part 7
In Sacramento, California, Colin Huntington, Charles Crocker, California governor Leland Stanford, and Mark Hopkins, four California merchants, pool their funds and start construction on the Central Pacific Railroad in spite of numerous oppositions.
sacramento • california • colin huntington • charles crocker • leland stanford
In Sacramento, California, Colin Huntington, Charles Crocker, California governor Leland Stanford, and Mark Hopkins, four California merchants, pool their funds and start construction on the Central Pacific Railroad in spite of numerous oppositions.
sacramento • california • colin huntington • charles crocker • leland stanford
World's Largest Trotter Horse Farm, Late 1800s
In 1876 he began building his huge horse operation in Palo Alto, about 30 miles south of San Francisco.
palo alto stock farm • leland stanford • electioneer. world's largest trotter farm • charles marvin • trotting horses
In 1876 he began building his huge horse operation in Palo Alto, about 30 miles south of San Francisco.
palo alto stock farm • leland stanford • electioneer. world's largest trotter farm • charles marvin • trotting horses
The Railroad, part 15
On May 10, 1869, the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads are connected at Promontory, Utah, completing the Transcontinental Railroad across America.
railroad • central • union • promontory • utah
On May 10, 1869, the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads are connected at Promontory, Utah, completing the Transcontinental Railroad across America.
railroad • central • union • promontory • utah
Crocker Art Museum
Great destination for early California art & paintings
crocker • sacramento • public art museum • edwin crocker • prominent family
Great destination for early California art & paintings
crocker • sacramento • public art museum • edwin crocker • prominent family
The First Transcontinental Railroad (Part 1)
This is part 1 of the story about the first transcontinental railroad. Many obstacles stood in the way of its completion, but it was finally finished May 10, 1869. Read about the engineers, workers, and financiers of the railroad.
transcontinental railroad • union pacific • central pacific • the big four • charles crocker
This is part 1 of the story about the first transcontinental railroad. Many obstacles stood in the way of its completion, but it was finally finished May 10, 1869. Read about the engineers, workers, and financiers of the railroad.
transcontinental railroad • union pacific • central pacific • the big four • charles crocker
A Celebration for Freedom
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born on Jan. 15, 1929. This site is a great place to go for succinct information about this great man. To give you an idea of how helpful this site could be in your MLK studies which involve freedom songs and civil rights music, here are some excerpts from one of the pages at this site
celebration • black history • martin luther king • jr. • music
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born on Jan. 15, 1929. This site is a great place to go for succinct information about this great man. To give you an idea of how helpful this site could be in your MLK studies which involve freedom songs and civil rights music, here are some excerpts from one of the pages at this site
celebration • black history • martin luther king • jr. • music
Douglas D. Osheroff - Superfluid Helium-3
Douglas D. Osheroff was a graduate student working late in the low temperature laboratory at CalTech when he noted unexpected results on a graph. He alerted his advisors and they concluded they had found the conditions at which helium-3 changes to a superfluid. Osheroff would share a Nobel Prize in Physics for his work.
douglas osheroff • nobel prize in physics • solid state physics • low temperature physics • caltech
Douglas D. Osheroff was a graduate student working late in the low temperature laboratory at CalTech when he noted unexpected results on a graph. He alerted his advisors and they concluded they had found the conditions at which helium-3 changes to a superfluid. Osheroff would share a Nobel Prize in Physics for his work.
douglas osheroff • nobel prize in physics • solid state physics • low temperature physics • caltech
Star Trotters of the Palo Alto Farm, 1881-1895
The Palo Alto Stock Farm consistently produced trotting horses that lowered records.
palo alto stock farm • sunol • electioneer • hinda rose • beautiful bells
The Palo Alto Stock Farm consistently produced trotting horses that lowered records.
palo alto stock farm • sunol • electioneer • hinda rose • beautiful bells
The Railroad, part 8
The Big 4 and the Central Pacific railroad determine that the Sierra Mountains start 23 miles further out on the flat lands in order to get additional funding from the government. The Civil War causes an incredible inflation on railroad supplies.
railroad • sierra • crocker • huntington • stanford
The Big 4 and the Central Pacific railroad determine that the Sierra Mountains start 23 miles further out on the flat lands in order to get additional funding from the government. The Civil War causes an incredible inflation on railroad supplies.
railroad • sierra • crocker • huntington • stanford
Eadweard Muybridge, Photo-Taking Adventurer
Eadweard Muybridge gained fame for his action photos of racehorses and other animals. But he did not photograph exclusively in rather settled environments.
eadweard muybridge • alaska photos • yosemite national park photos • mexico photos • guatemala photos
Eadweard Muybridge gained fame for his action photos of racehorses and other animals. But he did not photograph exclusively in rather settled environments.
eadweard muybridge • alaska photos • yosemite national park photos • mexico photos • guatemala photos
New Clairvaux Abbey Gets Chapter House
The cistercian monks of the New Clairvaux Abbey in Vina, California reconstruct the chapter house of an 800-year-old monastery from Ovila in Spain.
cistercian monks • in vina california • rebuild an old monastery • new clairvaux abbey • chapter house
The cistercian monks of the New Clairvaux Abbey in Vina, California reconstruct the chapter house of an 800-year-old monastery from Ovila in Spain.
cistercian monks • in vina california • rebuild an old monastery • new clairvaux abbey • chapter house
Building and Riding the Transcontinental Railroad
Reviews of two books: "Empire Express", a lengthy, but very readable, history of the building of the transcontinental railroad; and, "USA By Rail", the travel bible for the rail traveler.
empire express • david haward bain • usa by rail • john pitt • rail travel guide
Reviews of two books: "Empire Express", a lengthy, but very readable, history of the building of the transcontinental railroad; and, "USA By Rail", the travel bible for the rail traveler.
empire express • david haward bain • usa by rail • john pitt • rail travel guide
Eadweard Muybridge Takes San Francisco Panorama
In 1877, photographer Eadweard Muybridge made all-encompassing panoramas of San Francisco. He shot from 381 feet above ground from the tower of a Nob Hill mansion.
eadweard muybridge • san francisco panorama • san francisco sites in 1877 • san francisco photos • california street
In 1877, photographer Eadweard Muybridge made all-encompassing panoramas of San Francisco. He shot from 381 feet above ground from the tower of a Nob Hill mansion.
eadweard muybridge • san francisco panorama • san francisco sites in 1877 • san francisco photos • california street
My friend Leslie...
Creed talks about The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Wacky Packages, and Garbage Pail Kids!
entertainment • image • picture • movie • monster
Creed talks about The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Wacky Packages, and Garbage Pail Kids!
entertainment • image • picture • movie • monster
The Image Age
An overview of the development of motion pictures.
image • motion pictures • film • history • development
An overview of the development of motion pictures.
image • motion pictures • film • history • development
The Legacy of Speedy Crown
Speedy Crown, one of the sport's top trotting sires is profiled, along with his trainer-driver, Howard Beissinger.
standardbred • harness racing • speedy crown • howard beissinger • hambletonian
Speedy Crown, one of the sport's top trotting sires is profiled, along with his trainer-driver, Howard Beissinger.
standardbred • harness racing • speedy crown • howard beissinger • hambletonian
The Rise of Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover, perhaps best known as having presided over the Great Depression, lived a very interesting, exciting and undeniably impressive life before the Presidency.
herbert hoover • secretary of commerce • stanford university • the great depression • world war i
Herbert Hoover, perhaps best known as having presided over the Great Depression, lived a very interesting, exciting and undeniably impressive life before the Presidency.
herbert hoover • secretary of commerce • stanford university • the great depression • world war i
Kate Paye's on the Ball - And Don't You Forget It.
Kate Paye's first basketball camp challenges girls to succeed in sports and school.
kate paye • basketball camp
Kate Paye's first basketball camp challenges girls to succeed in sports and school.
kate paye • basketball camp
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