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English: The ceremony for the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869; completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. At center left, Samuel S. Montague, Central Pacific Railroad, shakes hands with Grenville M. Dodge, Union Pacific Railroad (center right).
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Andrew J. Russell  (1829–1902)  wikidata:Q4757433
 
Andrew J. Russell
Alternative names
Andrew Joseph Russell; A. J. Russell; Capt. A. J. Russel
Description American photographer
Date of birth/death 20 March 1829 Edit this at Wikidata 22 September 1902 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Walpole Edit this at Wikidata Brooklyn Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1862-1902
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