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

Click image to zoom in.Or view larger version. Construction Train at End of Track, General Casement's Outfit, General in Foreground. 1868. Andrew J. Russell, photographer. Imperial collodion glass plate negative. Collection of the Oakland Museum of California. ACCN # H69.459.1898.