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Contains 15 Results:
Agreements - Chicago and West Michigan, 1894-1909
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
1894-1909
Agreements - Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway, 1889-1904
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
1889-1904
Agreements - Fitchburg Railroad, 1897-1922 (6 copies)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
1897-1922 (6 copies)
Agreements - Rutland Railroad, 1896-1924 (3 copies)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
1896-1924 (3 copies)
Car Value Estimates, Dec. 1899 - July 1900
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
Dec. 1899 - July 1900
Certificates - Name Change from New York Central to Wagner Palace Car Co., Dec. 22, 1886
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
Dec. 22, 1886
Correspondence, 1899-1900
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
1899-1900
Deposit Stubs, 1897-1899
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
1897-1899
Digest of Minute Books, New York Central and Wagner, 1866-1900 (prepared in 1940)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
1866-1900 (prepared in 1940)
Digest of Minute Books, New York Central and Wagner, 1866-1900 (prepared in 1940)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
1866-1900 (prepared in 1940)
Financial Statements, Dec. 30, 1899
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
1899
Financial Statements, Miscellaneous, 1891-1900
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11-12
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
1891-1900
General Balance Sheets, 1889-1899
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
1889-1899
Payroll Sheet - James Little (Car Cleaner), Nov. 1899
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
Nov. 1899
Rates of Fare, 1888, 1891, 1894, 1898
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/09
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
Major competitor to the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. formed in 1866 as the New York Central Sleeping Car Co. and renamed the Wagner Palace Car Co. in 1886 after its deceased founder, Webster Wagner. Controlled by Vanderbilt interests and run by William Seward Webb, a Vanderbilt son-in-law, Wagner worked to expand its lines and spent lavishly on new equipment in an attempt to compete With Pullman. That attempt ended in 1899, when the Pullman’s palace Car Company purchased Wagner for 36.5 million...
Dates:
1888, 1891, 1894, 1898