Artwork Details
- Title
- B and O Railroad Centennial Celebration Medal
- Artist
- Founder
- Medallic Art Company
- Date
- 1927
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 2 1⁄2 in. (6.3 cm) diam.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- bronze
- Keywords
- Architecture — vehicle — train
- Figure male — nude
- Figure male — full length
- Allegory — arts and sciences — transportation
- Allegory — quality — fortitude
- Object Number
- 1927.5.1
Artwork Description
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the first railway designed for commercial transport, was established in 1827 and construction began on the Fourth of July, 1828. Wires along the B & O route eventually carried Samuel F. B. Morse’s first telegraph message, “What Hath God Wrought?” from the Supreme Court room in the U.S. Capitol to the depot in Mt. Clare, Maryland. The reverse of Hans Schuler’s medal shows Peter Cooper’s famous “Tom Thumb” engine used in the B & O’s early years.