Plate 227, "East and West shaking hands at laying of the last rail," Promontory Summit, Utah. Photograph was taken by Andrew Russell on May 10, 1869. General Dodge, chief engineer for Union Pacific, ...

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Officers and directors of Union Pacific at the laying of the last rail, Promontory Summit, Utah, May 10, 1869. Image taken by Andrew Russell. Plate 227, "East and West shaking hands at laying of the ...

It’s very rare that we can say a nation was fundamentally different the day after a major construction project was completed from what it was the day before. But that’s exactly what happened to the ...