File:1869-Golden Spike.jpg

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Description

English: The ceremony for the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869; completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. At centre left, Samuel S. Montague, Central Pacific Railroad, shakes hands with Grenville M. Dodge, Union Pacific Railroad (centre right).

Date

10 May 1869

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Author

Andrew J. Russell (1830-1902)

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