Abstract This collection was donated by Nathan Mazer. There are three parts to this collection. The first and largest part of the collection is about the Golden Spike and items pertaining to the railroad. The first collection contains photos, posters, paintings, medals, newspaper articles, and correspondence, which have been categorized alphabetically. The second part of this collection is about Hill Field Air Force Museum. It contains photos, correspondence, stories, and a variety of Air Force...

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Reproductions of photographs of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, 1869, and of some individuals who were involved with it. Includes the classic photograph taken at the site of the driving of the Golden Spike, accredited to photographer Charles R. Savage, but actually taken by photographer, Andrew J. Russell.