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Image: First Transcontinental Rail

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Description: The train pictured is the 'Jupiter', which carried Leland Stanford, one of the "big four" owners of the Central Pacific, and other railway officials to the Golden Spike Ceremony. Indians, who watch from atop the hill, overlook the train.
Title: First Transcontinental Rail
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License: Public domain
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