The East and the West, Completion of Transcontinental Railroad, 1869
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This 1870 wood engraving depicts the completion of the first transcontinental railroad across North America on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit in the Utah Territory of the United States. The Central Pacific Railroad, which started in Sacramento, California, met the Union Pacific Railroad, which started in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and celebrated the "last spike" driven into the rail route.
This 1870 wood engraving depicts the completion of the first transcontinental railroad across North America on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit in the Utah Territory of the United States. The Central Pacific Railroad, which started in Sacramento, California, met the Union Pacific Railroad, which started in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and celebrated the "last spike" driven into the rail route.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1870
Subject Date
1869
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.649
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Wood engraving (Process)
Printing (Process)
Typewriting
Handwriting
Dimensions
Height: 4.938 in
Width: 6.625 in
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