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English: "East and West shaking hands at the laying of the last rail" of the Union Pacific Railroad   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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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 Brooklyn
Work period 1862-1902
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creator QS:P170,Q4757433
Title
English: "East and West shaking hands at the laying of the last rail" of the Union Pacific Railroad
Description
English: The ceremony for the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869; completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. At center left, Samuel S. Montague, Central Pacific Railroad, shakes hands with Grenville M. Dodge, Union Pacific Railroad (center right).
Date 10 May 1869
date QS:P571,+1869-05-10T00:00:00Z/11
Dimensions 28.2 cm x 35.5 cm.
Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
Source Yale University Libraries
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