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ANDREW JOSEPH RUSSELL (1829–1902)
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ANDREW JOSEPH RUSSELL (1829–1902)

Golden Spike Ceremony, Promontory Point, Utah May 10,1869

Closed3 April 2024

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ANDREW JOSEPH RUSSELL (1829–1902)
RUSSELL, A.
Golden Spike Ceremony, Promontory Point, Utah May 10,1869
albumen silver print, mounted on board
image/sheet: 9 x 12 ¼ in. (22.8 x 31.1 cm.)
mount: 12 x 15 5/8 in. (30.4 x 39.6 cm.)

Private Collection, Connecticut;
acquired from the above by the present owner, 1983.

Specialist note

This highly detailed rich albumen print documents the joining of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads creating the first Transcontinental Railroad.

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