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Scene of the completion ceremony after the last rail has been laid and the "golden spike" driven in at Promontory, Utah

Scene of the completion ceremony after the last rail has been laid and the "golden spike" driven in at Promontory, Utah

showing the Central Pacific's "Jupiter" (left) and the Union Pacific's "Engine 119" touching cowcatchers as two railroaders wield bottles of champagne. Workmen and assorted dignitaries take part in the celebrations as Samuel S. Montague of the Central Pacific shakes hands with Grenville M. Dodge of the Union Pacific. The Central Pacific later became the Southern Pacific Railroad.

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Golden Spike National Historical Park, Code: GOSP

Golden Spike National Historical Park, Box Elder County, Utah
Latitude: 41.6310005187988, Longitude: -112.494003295898

Image Management System : IMS 10587

HFC Commissioned Art Collection

20190904

Image_Size=33-15/16" x 10-15/16"; AVA Project #32, Volume 3, Plate 15

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