Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861), was born in Suffield, Connecticut. He was a blacksmith and at age 23, he hand-made a revolutionary sporting rifle using a firing mechanism bought from a dealer, producing the barrel himself from scrap iron in his smithing shop
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), manufacturer and philanthropist, began his illustrious career as a bobbin boy at age 13, then became a self-taught telegrapher with the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1853-65, he introduced use of the Pullman sleeping cars, organized the military telegraph department, and was active in transporting troops during the Civil War. After leaving the railroad, he focused on iron and then the steel industry. His policy of “putting all his eggs in one basket, and then watching the basket” was extremely successful.
bonds is well known. A while back, two signed examples of this bond were sold to collectors at $125,000 per bond! Neatly stamp and hole cancelled. The graphics and cranberry red color are truly exceptional. Fresh, excellent condition. A portrait of Carnegie is included. If I had to pick the top 10 U. S. stocks or bonds of all time, this would be one of our top choices!
s the B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb, code-named "Little Boy," to be used in war by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the attack on Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August 1945, just before the end of World War II.
The five founders of 3M -- Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing -- financed the company to mine mineral for grinding wheel abrasives. Like many others in the early 1900s, 3M's founders incorporated first and investigated later. In the face of failure, they persevered and turned an investment into a lucrative venture.
Minnesota and Henry S. Bryan, 3M Founder and first president, and Chief of Motive Power at the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad. both sign as officers at front of this 1903 Minnesota stock.
Frederick Pabst and Charles Best Jr., Brewers both signed this 1873 Wisconsin stock. The stock is issued to Frederick Pabst and is signed twice, once at the stub and at the back. Nice double vignette of the Empire and Southside breweries, the company’s two breweries in Milwaukee.
ng it to his son-in-laws, Emil Schandein, who signs as Vice President. With Fred at the helm of the company, Pabst rose to become the largest brewery in the world by the turn of the century.
Vice President Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) became the thirteenth President of the United States succeeding to the presidency after the death of Zachary Taylor. Fillmore supported a compromise policy regarding the slavery issue and signed the Fugitive Slave Law, thus alienating abolitionist support.
recovering nation's expansion. Naturally so, men of stout hearts looked west. Thus, it is no surprise that the man who successfully orchestrated the Union effort in selling bonds to finance the war turned his eye toward his next great challenge, the resurrection of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
nd plan for financing the construction of the road. Thus the first tracks of what would become America's second transcontinental railroad were laid. As construction continued, rising costs necessitated the need for constantly growing amounts of capital and Jay Cooke boldly took the lead. His optimism for the costly project exceeded even his firm's abilities to muster the financial resources to continue in the face of ever-increasing fears of failure by the banking community.
Originally incorporated in 1863 and known as the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad, the road provided the first service between Duluth and the Twin Cities upon its completion in 1870. Serving as the all-important eastern terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad, the road linked the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
policies that he implemented in conducting total war against the Confederate States. Military historian Basil Liddell Hart famously declared that Sherman was "the first modern general." He is also known for his "March to the Sea.".
Possible exceptions would be rarities or autographed varieties where the importance of issued versus unissued takes a backseat to more significant considerations, as previously mentioned. Dates may take on even greater importance for the scripophilist when the certificate is dated in a particular period. For example, railroad stocks dated prior to 1840 are rare and particularly desirable in this 1830s decade.
The original site of the Easter Monday Egg Roll was the grounds of the United States Capitol. By the mid-1870s, the egg rolling activities had gained notoriety as the children turned the Capitol grounds into their Easter Monday playground. 
The egg roll activity of 1876 took such a toll on the grounds, Congress passed a law forbidding the Capitol grounds to be used as a children's playground. The law was to be enforced in 1877.
On Easter Saturday of 1878, a small announcement in the local press informed the egg rollers the new law would be enforced. President Rutherford B. Hayes, taking his daily walk, was approached by a number of young egg rollers who inquired about the possibilities of egg rolling on the South Lawn of the White House. President Hayes issued an official order that should any children arrive to egg roll on Easter Monday, they were to be allowed to do so. That Monday, as children were being turned away from the Capitol grounds, word quickly spread to go to the White House!
The Easter Egg Roll at the White House tradition continues today. Here are two Easter at the White House posters, in fine mint condition.
