The completion of the Pacific Rail Road the ceremony at Promontory Point [sic], Utah
Date
1869 June 10
Summary
Men pose at a ceremony to commemorate the completion of the trans-continental railroad at Promontory Summit (Box Elder County), Utah. Workers stand with dignitaries from the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad. Men shake hands, pose on locomotives and hold bottles of champagne.
Description
1 print : wood engraving ; 42 x 58 cm. (16 1/2 x 23 in.)
Subject
Central Pacific Railroad Company--Rites & ceremonies--19th century; Union Pacific Railroad Company--Rites & ceremonies--19th century; Box Elder County (Utah)--19th century; Promontory Summit (Utah)--19th century; Dedications--Utah--Promontory Summit--19th century; Railroads--Utah--Promontory Summit--19th century; Shaking hands--Utah--Promontory Summit--19th century
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR711003258; Leslie's weekly.
Notes
"From a photograph by A.J. Russell, see page 183" printed below title.; Tear sheet consists of pages 184-185, removed from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.; Title printed on tear sheet with: "May 10th, 1869. The locomotives Jupiter, of the Central Line, and 119, of the Union Line, meeting at the junction, after the driving of the last spikes."; R7110032589
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