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File:Golden Spike ceremony, Promontory, Utah, May 10, 1869.jpg

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English: The ceremony commemorating the driving of the golden spike on the first transcontinental railroad in North America, May 10, 1869.
Date Taken on 10 May 1869
Source From this website, specifically this link.
Author
Andrew J. Russell  (1829–1902)  wikidata:Q4757433
 
Andrew J. Russell
Alternative names
Andrew Joseph Russell; A. J. Russell; Capt. A. J. Russel
Description American photographer
Date of birth/death 20 March 1829 Edit this at Wikidata 22 September 1902 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Walpole Edit this at Wikidata Brooklyn Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1862-1902
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creator QS:P170,Q4757433

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  • 2005-11-27 02:54 TomStar81 862×587× (162877 bytes) The ceremony commemorating the driving of the [[golden spike]] on the [[first transcontinental railroad]] in [[North America]], [[May 10]] [[1869]]. [http://railroad.union.rpi.edu/images/visguide/ending.asp From this website], [http://railroad.union.rpi.e

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