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2. www.loc.gov › the-transcontinental-railroadThe Transcontinental Railroad - Library of Congress

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   About this Collection. Collection Items. Articles and Essays. Listen to this page. The Transcontinental Railroad. The possibility of railroads connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts was discussed in the Congress even before the treaty with England which settled the question of the Oregon boundary in 1846. [ 8] .

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3. guides.loc.gov › railroads › transcontinental-railroadRailroads: Sources for Historical Research - Library of Congress

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   Transcontinental Railroad. Rand McNally and Company. New map of the Union Pacific Railway. 1883. Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. The first Transcontinental Railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and also as the “Great Transcontinental Railroad” and the “Overland Route”) was a continuous railroad line ...

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   What is the most famous photograph associated with the First Transcontinental Railroad?

   • The most famous photograph associated with the first transcontinental railroad is Andrew J. Russell’s “East and West Shaking Hands at Laying of Last Rail.”

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   What was the First Transcontinental Railroad?

   • Rand McNally and Company. New map of the Union Pacific Railway. 1883. Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. The first Transcontinental Railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and also as the “Great Transcontinental Railroad” and the “Overland Route”) was a continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869.

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   What is a history of building the transcontinental railroad?

   • This title is a history of building the transcontinental railroad specifically the Union Pacific part. The author shakes up the story of the triumphal myths of the golden spike, robber barons larger than life and shows the history to be rooted in failure as well as success.

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   Could railroads connect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts?

   • The possibility of railroads connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts was discussed in the Congress even before the treaty with England which settled the question of the Oregon boundary in 1846. [ 8]

   The Transcontinental Railroad | History of Railroads and Maps

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5. www.loc.gov › pictures › itemCentral Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel "O ...

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   Title: Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel "O", Milepost 132.69, Applegate, Placer County, CA. Creator (s): Historic American Engineering Record, creator. Related Names: Union Pacific Railroad , Owner. Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 1968. Medium: Photo (s): 2.

6. www.loc.gov › picturesPrints & Photographs Online Catalog - Library of Congress

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   The Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) contains catalog records and digital images representing a rich cross-section of still pictures held by the Prints & Photographs Division and, in some cases, other units of the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress offers broad public access to these materials as a contribution to education and scholarship.

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8. www.gilderlehrman.org › history-resourcesOfficial photograph from the "Golden Spike" Ceremony, 1869

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   This iconic photograph records the celebration marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad lines at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869, when Leland Stanford, co-founder of the Central Pacific Railroad, connected the eastern and western sections of the railroad with a golden spike. This “joining of the rails” was the ...

9. blogs.loc.gov › picturethis › 2017Camera and Locomotive: Two Tracks across the Continent ...

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   Dec 28, 2017 · The following is the third in a series of guest posts by Micah Messenheimer, Assistant Curator of Photography, Prints and Photographs Division, that discuss the parallel development of two technologies in the 19th century: railroads and photography. The catalysts for a transcontinental railroad lie in the increasing industrialization of the country and the rapid expansion …

10. www.nps.gov › gosp › learnA Moment in Time - Golden Spike National Historical Park (U.S ...

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    Andrew J. Russell. The most famous photograph associated with the first transcontinental railroad is Andrew J. Russell’s “East and West Shaking Hands at Laying of Last Rail.”. Commonly known as “The Champagne Photo,” Russell’s “East and West” was one of many glassplate exposures taken on May 10, 1869, by three photographers who ...