Silver Spike Ceremony, September 1930

Name/Title

Silver Spike Ceremony, September 1930

Entry/Object ID

0008:0016

Description

Silver Spike Ceremony- Secretary of Interior Roy Lyman Wilbur holds the mallet he used to drive the silver spike on September 17, 1930 which inaugurated construction of the Union Pacific branchline railroad to Boulder City- to his left, Nevada Senator Key Pittman, to his left, Charles D. "Pop" Squires.

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

May 11, 2026

Create Date

October 13, 2022

Update Date

May 11, 2026