119 (on the right) and Central Pacific locomotive JupiterThe United States: Promontory trestle work and engine No. The railroad is shown in stark contrast to its precursor, the traditional horse and cart, in this albumen silver print, on loan from the Union Pacific Railroad Museum to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. The arrival of the railroad was to herald the end of the concept of the frontierA locomotive near the American River, California, is packed full of Central Pacific Railroad staff. Hart captures the camp at the so-called end of the track where Chinese workers for the Central Pacific Railroad stayed (above), in 1868. The Joslyn Art Museum and Union Pacific, both in Omaha, Nebraska, and the Union Pacific Railroad Museum, Council Bluffs, Iowa, have lent items from their respective collections.

Source: Daily Mail February 08, 2019 15:11 UTC