File:East west shaking hands by russell.jpg

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English: The ceremony for the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869; completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. At center left, Samuel S. Montague, Central Pacific Railroad, shakes hands with Grenville M. Dodge, Union Pacific Railroad (center right).
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Author
Andrew J. Russell  (1829–1902)  
 
Alternative names
Andrew Joseph Russell; A. J. Russell; Capt. A. J. Russel
Description American photographer
Date of birth/death 20 March 1829  22 September 1902 
Location of birth/death Walpole Brooklyn
Work period 1862-1902
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  • VIAF: 6078648
  • ISNI: 000000002348204X
  • ULAN: 500028827
  • LCCN: n81119716
  • GND: 131887270
  • WorldCat
creator QS:P170,Q4757433
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The ceremony for the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869; completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad

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Golden spike

First Transcontinental Railroad

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  • Usage on arz.wikipedia.org
    • يوتا
  • Usage on ast.wikipedia.org
    • Primer ferrocarril transcontinental d'Estaos Xuníos
  • Usage on bn.wikipedia.org
    • মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের ইতিহাস
  • Usage on ca.wikipedia.org
    • Promontory (Utah)
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    • First Transcontinental Railroad
  • Usage on en.wikibooks.org
    • Wikijunior:Big Book Of Cities And Towns/United States of America/Salt Lake City
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    • Usuario:Xexito/Taller
    • Ferrocarril en Estados Unidos
  • Usage on fi.wikipedia.org
    • Ensimmäinen mantereen ylittävä rautatie
  • Usage on hu.wikipedia.org
    • Első transzkontinentális vasútvonal
    • Samuel S. Montague
    • Grenville M. Dodge
    • Arany sínszeg
    • Andrew J. Russell
    • Az Amerikai Egyesült Államok vasúti közlekedésének története
  • Usage on it.wikipedia.org
    • First Transcontinental Railroad
  • Usage on pl.wikipedia.org
    • Pierwsza Kolej Transkontynentalna
    • Golden spike
  • Usage on pt.wikipedia.org
    • Primeira Ferrovia Transcontinental
    • História das relações internacionais dos Estados Unidos
  • Usage on ru.wikipedia.org
    • Додж, Гренвилл
  • Usage on sv.wikipedia.org
    • Transamerikanska järnvägen
  • Usage on zh.wikipedia.org
    • 美國鐵路運輸

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