This exhibit focuses on the ceremonies dedicated to commemorating the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad, starting in the 1940s and leading up to the Centennial in 1969, while also highlighting the Sesquicentennial in 2019. Materials used in this exhibit are from the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections and the J. Willard Marriott Digital Library, including partner material from Utah Department of Heritage and Arts.
This exhibit was published in 2019