Early Statehood: 1850 – 1880s: Railroads Tie California to the Rest of the Nation
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Or view larger version. Rocky Mountain Glee Club, Echo City. 1868. Andrew J. Russell, photographer. Imperial collodion glass plate negative. Collection of the Oakland Museum of California. ACCN # H69.459.1957.