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cut out used on transcontinental line

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Object Details

Maker

Western Union Corporation

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

from Western Union Corporation

date made

ca 1864

ID Number

EM.333498

accession number

294351
294351

catalog number

333498

Object Name

Cutÿout
circuit breaker

Measurements

overall: 2 1/8 in x 8 3/8 in x 3 3/4 in; 5.3975 cm x 21.2725 cm x 9.525 cm

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Work and Industry: Electricity
Transcontinental Railroad

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-2619-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_892190

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Andrew J. Russell’s “East and West Shaking Hands at Laying of Last Rail” showing the Union Pacific engine No. 119 and Central Pacific’s Jupiter at Promontory, Utah, ay 10, 1869.

Repercussions

Andrew J. Russell’s “East and West Shaking Hands at Laying of Last Rail” showing the Union Pacific engine No. 119 and Central Pacific’s Jupiter at Promontory, Utah, ay 10, 1869.

Operation

Andrew J. Russell’s “East and West Shaking Hands at Laying of Last Rail” showing the Union Pacific engine No. 119 and Central Pacific’s Jupiter at Promontory, Utah, ay 10, 1869.

Completion

Andrew J. Russell’s “East and West Shaking Hands at Laying of Last Rail” showing the Union Pacific engine No. 119 and Central Pacific’s Jupiter at Promontory, Utah, ay 10, 1869.

Capitalization

Andrew J. Russell’s “East and West Shaking Hands at Laying of Last Rail” showing the Union Pacific engine No. 119 and Central Pacific’s Jupiter at Promontory, Utah, ay 10, 1869.

Construction

Andrew J. Russell’s “East and West Shaking Hands at Laying of Last Rail” showing the Union Pacific engine No. 119 and Central Pacific’s Jupiter at Promontory, Utah, ay 10, 1869.

Preparation

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