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KUED 7, University of Utah
Chinese and the Golden Spike
Promontory, Utah
Plaque commemorating Chinese railroad workers at the Golden Spike Historical Monument in Promontory, Utah.
Photo curtesy of Eric Cheng.

Promontory re-enactment
Chinese from Salt Lake dressed in period costumes for a reenactment of the now famous 1869 photo of east and west trains meeting at Promontory, Utah.
Photo courtesy of Jimmy Lu


Resources:

The Chinese at Promontory, Utah
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum.

Golden Spike National Historical Site
Utah History Encyclopedia web site.

Golden Spike National Historic Site
National Park Service.