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A group of Chinese railroad workers laying tracks and ties in the desert leading into the mountains. Two women walk alongside the tracks.

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Chinese railroad workers on the Humboldt Plains. The railroad connected the Union Pacific railroad at Promontory Point, Utah, creating the first transcontinental railroad. Contributions of Chinese laborers were often obscured or omitted, leading to historians referring to them as “Silent Spikes.”

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09.02.05d

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Hart, Alfred A.

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c. 1862 – 1869

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California, United States

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https://exhibits.stanford.edu/rr/catalog/nc812bv0419

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Creator

Hart, Alfred A.

Publisher

Stanford University

Date

c. 1862 – 1869

Location

California, United States

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Image

Format

Photograph

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Source

Alfred A. Hart Photographs, Stanford University

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Public Domain

MUMI Number

09.02.IMG.014

Creator

Hart, Alfred A.

Publisher

Stanford University

Date

c. 1862 – 1869

Location

California, United States

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Source

Alfred A. Hart Photographs, Stanford University

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

09.02.IMG.014

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