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Description
Photograph of a view of William Crocker as he drives a rail spike at the recreation of the driving of the final spike on Southern Pacific's Los Angeles-San Francisco line at Lang Station in Soledad Canyon, September 1926. A crowd stands gathered around the train tracks, where William Crocker re-enacts the driving of the final spike on the Los Angeles-San Francisco link of the Southern Pacific railroad. George Cryer is at the upper left of the image, while "Sunny Jim" Rolph is at the right centerground.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
Crocker, William Cryer, George Rolph Festivals--Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads Rites and ceremonies Anniversaries Southern Pacific Railroads Railroad features
Time Period
1926-09-05
Place
California Lang Los Angeles USA canyons: Soledad Canyon
Source
1-119-82 [Microfiche number] 31101.4 [Accession number] CHS-31101.4 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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