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Pickle bottle (2)

This pickle bottle was found along the railroad in Utah. On loan from the Golden Spike National Historic Site.

Beer bottle (1)

A beer bottle from the Christian Moerlein Brewing Company in Cincinatti, Ohio. Found in Utah, on loan from the Golden Spike National Historic Site.

Beer bottle (2)

A beer bottle from the Christian Moerlein Brewing Company in Cincinatti, Ohio. Found in Utah, on loan from the Golden Spike National Historic Site.

Domino (1)

A hand-carved domino found in Utah, on loan from the Golden Spike National Historic Site.

Domino (2)

A hand-carved domino found in Utah, on loan from the Golden Spike National Historic Site.

Medicine Bottle (4)

Glass medicine bottle with Chinese calligraphy writing (untranslated) on the label. Found near and on loan from the Golden Spike National Historic Site.

Medicine Bottle (5)

Glass medicine bottle with Chinese calligraphy writing (untranslated) on the label. Found near and on loan from the Golden Spike National Historic Site.

Medicine Bottle (6)

Glass medicine bottle with Chinese calligraphy writing (untranslated) on the label. Found near and on loan from the Golden Spike National Historic Site.

Opium tin lid (1)

A tin lid from an opium container with Chinese characters stamped in the top.

Opium tin lid (2)

A tin lid from an opium container with Chinese characters stamped in the top.

Spoon and knife

A rust-covered knife and spoon found in the remains of a transcontinental work site. The knife is engraved with several words including "exchange."

Spoon and knife detail

A rust-covered knife and spoon found in the remains of a transcontinental work site. The knife is engraved with several words including "exchange."

Piece of rail

A cross-section of a rail from a nineteenth century railroad line.

Railroad spike

A rusted railroad spike from a nineteenth century railroad line in Utah.

Broken link and pin coupler

Link and pin coupler from a nineteenth century train, found in Utah.

Pick head

A rusted pick head used on a nineteenth century railroad in Utah.

Railcar pin

A broken pin from a nineteenth century train.

Railcar link

A link from a nineteenth century link-and-coupler set.

Railcar links

Two railcar links, one broken and one whole.

Link and pin coupler

A complete link-and-coupler set, intact but rusted.

Railcar pins

Two railcar pins, one broken and one whole.

Marbles (1)

A handful of hand-carved marbles in various colors and materials, found in an abandoned Utah town, now belonging to the Golden Spike National Historic Site.

Marbles (2)

A handful of hand-carved marbles in various colors and materials, found in an abandoned Utah town, now belonging to the Golden Spike National Historic Site.

Ghost Dance

An illustration of Native American performers performing the Ghost Dance in 1891.

Woodcut illustration in Harper's Weekly, June 5, 1869.

Woodcut illustration published in the June 5, 1869 edition of Harper's Weekly Magazine. Caption: "COMPLETION OF THE PACIFIC RAILROAD - MEETING OF LOCOMOTIVES OF THE UNION AND CENTRAL PACIFIC LINES: THE ENGINEERS SHAKE HANDS. [Photographed by Savage &…

Dining car illustration from Leslie's Illustrated

Woodcut illustration published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, depicting guests in a dining car on a Hotel Express Train. Caption: "ACROSS THE CONTINENT, ON THE PACIFIC RAILROAD - DINING SALOON OF THE HOTEL EXPRESS TRAIN."