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Call Number	Z-3258
Title	The completion of the Pacific Rail Road the ceremony at Promontory Point [sic], Utah
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.
Date	1869 June 10
Notes	"From a photograph by A.J. Russell, see page 183" printed below title.; Tear sheet consists of pages 184-185, removed from Harper's weekly.; 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
Physical Description	1 print : wood engraving ; 42 x 58 cm. (16 1/2 x 23 in.)
Subject	Central Pacific Railroad Company--Rites & ceremonies--1860-1870. Union Pacific Railroad Company--Rites & ceremonies--1860-1870. Box Elder County (Utah)--1860-1870. Promontory Summit (Utah)--1860-1870. Dedications--Utah--Promontory Summit--1860-1870. Railroads--Utah--Promontory Summit--1860-1870. Shaking hands--Utah--Promontory Summit--1860-1870.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Tear sheets.; Wood engravings.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR711003258; Leslie's weekly.
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	11003258.TIF

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