Includes 173 artifacts and ephemera collected by Tom Martin to commemorate the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, celebrated at Promontory, Utah in 1869, and the operation of the Transcontinental route by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads, primarily between 1860 and 1899. There are an additional 4 items of movie memorabilia from Cecil B. DeMille's 1939 movie, "Union Pacific", the epic film which chronicled the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.

10 Linear Feet 177 items

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