Crowd at trains, 1942 Golden Spike Celebration

Title: Crowd at trains, 1942 Golden Spike Celebration
Description: This 1942 scene is typical of the earlier scene when in 1869 two locomotives faced each other at this identical location at Promontory Summit. The original golden spike was driven at a point between the two locomotives. A replica of the golden spike was pulled at this site September 8, 1942 in the presence of important state and railroad officials and interested spectators.
Date: 1942-09-08
Digital Item or Finding Aid: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rn3nmz
Digital Collection: Utah State Historical Society - Classified Photograph Collection
Rights: Digital Image © 2008 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.