Andrew J. Russell

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The ceremony for the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869.
The ceremony for the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869.

Andrew J. Russell (1830-1902) was a 19th Century American photographer of the Civil War and Union Pacific Railroad.[1] Russell was the official photographer of the eastern half of the first transcontinental railroad. His best known photograph shows the joining of the rails at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869.

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  1. ^ ANDREW J. RUSSELL STEREOGRAPH CATALOG. ANDREW J. RUSSELL STEREOGRAPH CATALOG. Retrieved on 2006-06-09.

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