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The Last Spike

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    Object Details

    Location

    Currently not on view

    date made

    ca. 1869
    replica made by Union Pacific in the 20th century

    ID Number

    TR.315911

    catalog number

    315911

    accession number

    222957

    Object Name

    Spike

    Other Terms

    Spike; Rail

    Measurements

    overall: 1 3/16 in x 5 1/4 in; 3.01625 cm x 13.335 cm

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    Work and Industry: Transportation, Railroad
    Transcontinental Railroad

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-4e40-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_841938

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    Trains at Smithsonian Station

    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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