What’s in the Transcontinental Railroad’s most famous photograph?

What’s in the Transcontinental Railroad’s most famous photograph?

By | April 10, 2019

A rail historian describes 17 highlights you should know about in this well-known image made at Promontory

Andrew J. Russell champagne photograph A.J. Russell

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