Early Statehood: 1850 – 1880s: Railroads Tie California to the Rest of the Nation

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Or view larger version. East and West Shaking Hands at Laying Last Rail. 1869. Andrew J. Russell, photographer. Imperial collodion glass plate negative. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. ACCN # H69.459.2030.

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