Russell, Andrew J., 1829-1902 [Photograph of railroad workers with the Central Pacific Railroad engine, "Jupiter"]

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GLC#
GLC04481.02-View header record
Type
Images
Date
10 May 1869
Author/Creator
Russell, Andrew J., 1829-1902
Title
[Photograph of railroad workers with the Central Pacific Railroad engine, "Jupiter"]
Place Written
Promontory Summit, Utah
Pagination
1 albumen : b&w Height: 35 cm, Width: 43.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

One photograph of railroad workers standing by the Central Pacific Railroad's engine "Jupiter," photographed by Andrew J. Russell, dated May 10, 1869. The image seems to have been taken the same day as the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads were joined at Promontory Summit, Utah, to form the First Transcontinental Railroad. The CPRR's "Jupiter" would be one of the two engines to meet at the Golden Spike ceremony, which celebrated the project's completion (See GLC04881.03).

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