IMAGE

Golden Spike

Two groups of railroad workers meet where the railroad tracks align. Two steam engines are nose to nose and engineers shake hands in the middle.

Image 09.02.05e

Description

When the Central Pacific and Union Pacific rails were officially joined at Promontory Point, Utah, photographer Andrew J. Russell commemorated the moment in this famous photo. Chinese workers were excluded from the photo despite their contribution to this feat.

Object ID

09.02.05e

Citation (Chicago-style 18th Edition)

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Russel, Andrew J.

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Golden Spike

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May 10, 1869

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Promontory Summit, Utah, United States

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:East_west_shaking_hands_by_russell.jpg

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Multimedia details

Creator

Russel, Andrew J.

Publisher

Yale University Library

Date

1869-05-10

Location

Promontory Summit, Utah, United States

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Source

Yale University Libraries / Wikipedia

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

09.02.IMG.053

Creator

Russel, Andrew J.

Publisher

Yale University Library

Date

1869-05-10

Location

Promontory Summit, Utah, United States

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Source

Yale University Libraries / Wikipedia

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

09.02.IMG.053

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