Ceremony at wedding of the rails May 10, 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah – Vintage Wall Art
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This rare historic photograph captures Ceremony at wedding of the rails May 10, 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Ceremony at wedding of the rails May 10, 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah
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Here the "wedding" is the joining of two railroad lines, not a marriage. On May 10, 1869, at Promontory, Utah, workers from the Central Pacific and Union Pacific completed the first transcontinental railroad in the United States, and officials drove a ceremonial last spike to mark the link. Newspapers and telegraph wires carried the news across the country within hours, and the event became a symbol of national unity after the Civil War. The scene shows the gathering that made the moment a public celebration rather than a simple construction milestone.
| Created / published | 1869 May 10. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Railroads--Prom. Pt.; Utah--Promontory Pt.; West--Railroads; Shelf. |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,220 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135166 |
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