Sentences with phrase «railroad magnate»

The phrase "railroad magnate" refers to a person who has amassed a significant amount of wealth and power by owning and controlling a large portion of the railroad industry. Full definition
The 207 - room Spanish Colonial Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara first opened its doors in 1927 as a part of the Bowman - Biltmore hotel group, evoking the estates of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt during America's gilded age.
In 1907, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney — the great - granddaughter of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt — moved to a carriage house apartment and studio space in Greenwich Village and shook up the art world.
Founded in 1885 by railroad magnate and former California governor Leland Stanford, the school's mission from the start was to teach not just traditional liberal arts but also technology and engineering.
Railroad magnates such as George Hudson developed large rail networks through the acquisition of smaller railroad companies.
It turns out that the McBain land is valuable, a prime spot to build a depot for the coming railroad, and that a terminally ill railroad magnate (Gabriele Ferzetti) wishes to get his hands on it.
In 1878, he started making pictures at railroad magnate Leland Stanford's horse farm in Palo Alto, California, where he developed an electronic shutter that enabled exposures as fast as one - thousandth of a second.
He then shipped the painting to London, where it was finally sold to an English railroad magnate and subsequently disappeared from view for 116 years.
Disgraced Swedish detective, Gustaf Gustav, vows to find the killer amongst the other guests: a blind butler, a convicted murderer, the world's most famous actress, Tesla's former assistant, the son of a wealthy railroad magnate, and rival inventor Thomas Edison.
In 1853, railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt complained that his potatoes were cut too thick and sent them back to the kitchen at a resort in Saratoga Springs, New York.
The opposing forces include politicians with careers at stake, liquor companies, railroad magnates, and a lot of racists who don't want black women voting.
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