H69.459.2427

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Andrew J. Russell

Laying Last Rail, Promontory

1869

Stereographic collodion glass plate negative

5 HIGH x 7.9375 WIDE x 0.125 DEEP
(12.7 HIGH x 0.32 DEEP)

Museum Purchase

H69.459.2427

inscription: "540 Laying Last Rail Promentory," inscribed in emulsion along top edge.

Tag words:

promontory
transcontinental railroad
union pacific railroad
ut

History

Photograph. Title: Laying Last Rail Promentory (sic) Image Description: (s540) see Title Physical Description: Stereographic collodion glass plate negative. Sub. Cat.: Transportation -- Railroads. Remarks: listed in Sedgwick's catalogue as "Laying Last Rail".

This work (by Andrew J. Russell), identified by Oakland Museum of California, is free of known copyright restrictions.

Used: Union Pacific Railroad

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