File:Joining the tracks for the first transcontinental railroad, Promontory, Utah, Terr., 1869 - NARA - 513341.jpg

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Joining the tracks for the first transcontinental railroad, Promontory, Utah, Terr., 1869 (

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Department of Commerce. Bureau of Public Roads. (08/20/1949 - 04/01/1967)

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Joining the tracks for the first transcontinental railroad, Promontory, Utah, Terr., 1869

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1869

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National Archives at College Park

	Native name	National Archives at College Park
	Parent institution	National Archives and Records Administration
	Location	College Park , United States of America
	Coordinates	39° 00′ 02″ N, 76° 57′ 34″ W
	Established	1994
	Website	www.archives.gov/college-park
	Authority file	: Q38945047 NAID: 10048491

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Record group: Record Group 30: Records of the Bureau of Public Roads, 1892 - 1972 (National Archives Identifier: 359)
Series: Historical Photograph File of the Bureau of Public Roads, compiled 1896 - 1963 (National Archives Identifier: 513325)

NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-30-N-36-2994

Select List Identifier: AMWEST #017

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Golden Spike Ceremony opening the First Transcontinental Railroad — in Promontory, Utah.

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