Box Elder Museum Collections : Photograph : "Promontory Point, the spot where the track layers met and laid the last rail. Elevation 4,905 feet. Box Elder County, Utah." [2016.99.213]

"Promontory Point, the spot where the track layers met and laid the last rail. Elevation 4,905 feet. Box Elder County, Utah."

Photograph

Identifier:

2016.99.213
1869

Description

Black and white photo taken for US Geological Service.
Note that the title given to the photo (by Jackson or the USGS) - Promontory Point - is incorrect. This picture depicts Promontory Summit. A CPRR train sits on the track with an American flag flyer over it.

Dimensions: ;;;;;423;;
Copyright Status:Public Domain

Related person

Jackson, William Henry (had as creator)

Related place

Golden Spike National Historic Site ()