Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1981.122.14.97Description
Photo of a crowd gathered to watch H. V. Platt, the Southern Pacific superintendent west of El Paso and south of Fresno, drive the ceremonial spike during the dedication of the Southern Pacific standard gauge railroad at Owenyo ("Silver Spike Day"). This marked the connection of the broad gauge line from the south and the narrow gauge line from the north.Collection
Estate of James E. Jones CollectionMade/Created
Date made
October 18, 1910