{"id":2455160750144,"title":"Dunleith \u0026 Dubuque Bridge Company (Signed by William Boyd Allison)","handle":"dunleith-dubuque-bridge-company-signed-by-william-b-allison","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntricately engraved antique stock certificate from the Dunleith \u0026amp; Dubuque Bridge Company dating back to the 1880's. This document, which is signed by William Boyd Allison as the company President as well as the company Secretary, was a printed by the Shober \u0026amp; Carqueville Litho Co. of Chicago, and measures approximately 10 1\/2\" (w) by 7 1\/2\" (h).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis certificate's beautiful vignette features an industrial wharf scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eImages\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eYou will receive the exact certificate pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/dunleith-and-dubuque-bridge-company\"\u003eDunleith \u0026amp; Dubuque Bridge Company\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was originally founded in 1868. The company operated the original Dubuque Rail Bridge, a swing \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/bridges-tunnels-turnpikes\"\u003ebridge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e constructed by Andrew Carnegie. The bridge opened in December of 1868, and was primarily used by the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/illinois-central-railroad\"\u003eIllinois Central Railroad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dubuque Rail Bridge was rebuilt in the 1890s and has 5 spans and a swing-span. Because of a 150-foot bluff very close to the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/mississippi\"\u003eMississippi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e riverbank on the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/illinois\"\u003eIllinois\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e side, the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/railroad\"\u003erailroad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e tracks enter a 1\/4-mile tunnel that curves 90-degrees to the south to allow trains to proceed along the tracks adjacent to the river south of the bridge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt least two famous men at one time worked for this important railroad bridge company – James A. Roosevelt (FDR’s father) and General Caleb Hoskins Booth (who help found the company). Booth was one of Iowa’s most successful businessmen, and was the first mayor of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/dubuque-iowa\"\u003eDubuque\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eWilliam Boyd Allison\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/431sign_large.png?v=1547753017\" alt=\"William Boyd Allison's Signature\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Boyd Allison's Signature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/william-boyd-allison\"\u003eWilliam Boyd Allison\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Representative and a Senator from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/iowa\"\u003eIowa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, was born in Perry, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/ohio\"\u003eOhio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e on March 2, 1829; and attended country schools, the academy in Wooster, Ohio, and Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Western Reserve College, Hudson, Ohio (now in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/cleveland-ohio\"\u003eCleveland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e), in 1849; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1852. He commenced practice in Ashland, Ohio; and was an unsuccessful candidate for district attorney in 1856.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAllison settled in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/dubuque-iowa\"\u003eDubuque, Iowa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, in 1857 and resumed the practice of law; served as a lieutenant colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; and was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth, and to the three succeeding, Congresses (March 4, 1863-March 3, 1871). He was Chairman of the Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (1869-71); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1870, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate. He then resumed the practice of law in Dubuque; and was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1872. Allison was reelected in 1878, 1884, 1890, 1896, and again in 1902, and served from March 4, 1873, until his death on August 4, 1908. During his tenure, Allison was the Republican Conference Chairman (Fifty-fifth to Sixtieth Congresses); Chairman, Committee on Indian Affairs (Forty-fourth to Forty-fifth Congresses), Committee on Appropriations (Forty-seventh to Fifty-second, and Fifty-fourth to Sixtieth Congresses), Committee on Engrossed Bills (Fifty-third Congress) Allison died in Dubuque.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2018-11-27T15:17:38-05:00","created_at":"2019-01-17T14:19:30-05:00","vendor":"Ghosts of Wall Street","type":"Stock Certificates","tags":["*D*","1880s","Autographs","Bridges","Bridges Tunnels \u0026 Turnpikes","Date_1880s","Dubuque","Dunleith \u0026 Dubuque Bridge","Iowa","Price_$20 - $49.99","Region_Midwest","William Boyd Allison"],"price":4000,"price_min":4000,"price_max":4000,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":22891695407168,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"431","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Dunleith \u0026 Dubuque Bridge Company (Signed by William Boyd Allison)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":4000,"weight":7,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/431.png?v=1547753165","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/431vign.png?v=1547753173"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/431.png?v=1547753165","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Dunleith \u0026 Dubuque Bridge Company Stock Certificate","id":2929574543495,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.405,"height":1103,"width":1550,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/431.png?v=1547753165"},"aspect_ratio":1.405,"height":1103,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/431.png?v=1547753165","width":1550},{"alt":"Dunleith \u0026 Dubuque Bridge Company Stock Certificate","id":2929575100551,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.719,"height":598,"width":1028,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/431vign.png?v=1547753173"},"aspect_ratio":1.719,"height":598,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/431vign.png?v=1547753173","width":1028}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntricately engraved antique stock certificate from the Dunleith \u0026amp; Dubuque Bridge Company dating back to the 1880's. This document, which is signed by William Boyd Allison as the company President as well as the company Secretary, was a printed by the Shober \u0026amp; Carqueville Litho Co. of Chicago, and measures approximately 10 1\/2\" (w) by 7 1\/2\" (h).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis certificate's beautiful vignette features an industrial wharf scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eImages\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eYou will receive the exact certificate pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/dunleith-and-dubuque-bridge-company\"\u003eDunleith \u0026amp; Dubuque Bridge Company\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was originally founded in 1868. The company operated the original Dubuque Rail Bridge, a swing \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/bridges-tunnels-turnpikes\"\u003ebridge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e constructed by Andrew Carnegie. The bridge opened in December of 1868, and was primarily used by the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/illinois-central-railroad\"\u003eIllinois Central Railroad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dubuque Rail Bridge was rebuilt in the 1890s and has 5 spans and a swing-span. Because of a 150-foot bluff very close to the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/mississippi\"\u003eMississippi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e riverbank on the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/illinois\"\u003eIllinois\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e side, the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/railroad\"\u003erailroad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e tracks enter a 1\/4-mile tunnel that curves 90-degrees to the south to allow trains to proceed along the tracks adjacent to the river south of the bridge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt least two famous men at one time worked for this important railroad bridge company – James A. Roosevelt (FDR’s father) and General Caleb Hoskins Booth (who help found the company). Booth was one of Iowa’s most successful businessmen, and was the first mayor of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/dubuque-iowa\"\u003eDubuque\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eWilliam Boyd Allison\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/431sign_large.png?v=1547753017\" alt=\"William Boyd Allison's Signature\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Boyd Allison's Signature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/william-boyd-allison\"\u003eWilliam Boyd Allison\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Representative and a Senator from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/iowa\"\u003eIowa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, was born in Perry, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/ohio\"\u003eOhio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e on March 2, 1829; and attended country schools, the academy in Wooster, Ohio, and Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Western Reserve College, Hudson, Ohio (now in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/cleveland-ohio\"\u003eCleveland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e), in 1849; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1852. He commenced practice in Ashland, Ohio; and was an unsuccessful candidate for district attorney in 1856.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAllison settled in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/dubuque-iowa\"\u003eDubuque, Iowa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, in 1857 and resumed the practice of law; served as a lieutenant colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; and was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth, and to the three succeeding, Congresses (March 4, 1863-March 3, 1871). He was Chairman of the Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (1869-71); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1870, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate. He then resumed the practice of law in Dubuque; and was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1872. Allison was reelected in 1878, 1884, 1890, 1896, and again in 1902, and served from March 4, 1873, until his death on August 4, 1908. During his tenure, Allison was the Republican Conference Chairman (Fifty-fifth to Sixtieth Congresses); Chairman, Committee on Indian Affairs (Forty-fourth to Forty-fifth Congresses), Committee on Appropriations (Forty-seventh to Fifty-second, and Fifty-fourth to Sixtieth Congresses), Committee on Engrossed Bills (Fifty-third Congress) Allison died in Dubuque.\u003c\/p\u003e"}