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Caption reads: "Collis P. Huntingdon who handled Central Pacific's financial affairs in the East and guided many of the logistics vital to construction of the first transcontinental railroad. Southern Pacific Photo X 2202."

Content Description From the Collection: Consists of photos from the 1960s including the 1969 Centennial Celebration at the Golden Spike historical site, later reenactments, descendants of the Chinese workers, commemorative coins and golden/silver spikes. Also includes historical photo reproductions of early railroad executives, and intercontinental railway workers and locations. Many of the photographs have chapter and page numbering, and were likely part of an unidentified publication. All photos are black and white, unless...

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Photo credit: News and Publications Services, Stanford University

Content Description From the Collection: Consists of photos from the 1960s including the 1969 Centennial Celebration at the Golden Spike historical site, later reenactments, descendants of the Chinese workers, commemorative coins and golden/silver spikes. Also includes historical photo reproductions of early railroad executives, and intercontinental railway workers and locations. Many of the photographs have chapter and page numbering, and were likely part of an unidentified publication. All photos are black and white, unless...

Content Description From the Collection: Consists of photos from the 1960s including the 1969 Centennial Celebration at the Golden Spike historical site, later reenactments, descendants of the Chinese workers, commemorative coins and golden/silver spikes. Also includes historical photo reproductions of early railroad executives, and intercontinental railway workers and locations. Many of the photographs have chapter and page numbering, and were likely part of an unidentified publication. All photos are black and white, unless...

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Caption reads: "Mark Hopkins who ran the day-to-day affairs of the Central Pacific, western link of the first transcontinental railroad."

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Caption continues: "This photograph shows the grade being cut above Auburn. Please credit: Souther[n] Pacific Company. From: Association of American Railroads, Washington, D.C."

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Caption reads: "A Central Pacific work train at Emigrant Gap, looking toward the East with the Yuba Mountains in the background. The horse and buggy mounted piggyback style on one of the flatcars may be those of Alfred A. Hart, pioneer Central Pacific photographer, who took this photo in 1868. Southern Pacific Photo X 3005."

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Caption reads: "The flag marks the point where the Union Pacific and Central Pacific lines were joined on May 10, 1869. This photograph was taken two months later. Please credit: Union Pacific Railroad. From: Association of American Railroads, Washington, D.C."

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Caption continues: "…is shown on the 'Big Trestle' which spanned a 405-foot ravine immediately east of the Golden Spike site at Promontory. The trestle was used for only a short time, soon abandoned in favor of a dirt-fill. UP photo by A.J. Russell. Courtesy Utah Historical Society."