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"The Driving of the Last Spike" painted by Thomas Hill
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Title
"The Driving of the Last Spike" painted by Thomas Hill
Created Date
1881
Description
Thomas Hill's large oil painting (157-1/4 x 85-1/4 in.) of "The Driving of the Last Spike" is on display at the California State Railroad Museum. It is an imagined recreation of the ceremony held May 10, 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah, to celebrate the completion of the transcontinental railroad, when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad tracks were joined. Hill began the painting in 1877 at the request of Leland Stanford, who later refused to pay for the commission.
Original measurements: 1 color transparency, 4 x 5 in.
Original measurements: 1 color transparency, 4 x 5 in.
Creators and Contributors
Subject Topic
Temporal Coverage
1880 to 1889
Language
Media Type
Format
Photograph
Extent
1
File
Dimensions
4
x
5
in
Generation
Copy
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Country of Creation
United States
Contributing Organization
Contributing Organization Contact Information
Email: library.csrm@parks.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 323-8073
Phone: (916) 323-8073
Organization Websites
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