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RF2KDMH7X–painting of the driving of the last spike in 1869 by artist Thomas Hill, commissioned by Leland Stanford
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Scene at the historic rest stop on Trans Canada that commemorates the driving of the last spike in the building of the Trans Canada Railroad. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/scene-at-the-historic-rest-stop-on-trans-canada-that-commemorates-the-driving-of-the-last-spike-in-the-building-of-the-trans-canada-railroad-image246808280.html
RMT9F2DC–Scene at the historic rest stop on Trans Canada that commemorates the driving of the last spike in the building of the Trans Canada Railroad.
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RMC3HKH7–A blacksmith forges a knife from a railroad spike.
THE LAST SPIKE 1881 a painting by Thomas Hill depicts the ceremony held at Promontory Point Utah on May 10 1869 marking the completion of the transcontinental railroad. Among the crowd of notables Leland Stanford in center with hammer F.L. Vandenberg kneeling with gold spike Collis Potter Huntington behind and to right of Stanford and Charles Crocker in profile holding his hat standing to the right on two women. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-the-last-spike-1881-a-painting-by-thomas-hill-depicts-the-ceremony-35117573.html
RMC13MR1–THE LAST SPIKE 1881 a painting by Thomas Hill depicts the ceremony held at Promontory Point Utah on May 10 1869 marking the completion of the transcontinental railroad. Among the crowd of notables Leland Stanford in center with hammer F.L. Vandenberg kneeling with gold spike Collis Potter Huntington behind and to right of Stanford and Charles Crocker in profile holding his hat standing to the right on two women.
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Martha White driving first spike in the government railway, between c1900 and c1930. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/martha-white-driving-first-spike-in-the-government-railway-between-c1900-and-c1930-image595016644.html
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RF2B28M7B–Train tracks interchange and a repairman hammering during a controlled fire burning on the track during as the hammer swings and is blurry by the moti
Indian Railway Workers tighten the Anchor Bolts with hammer in the Hard Noon time Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-indian-railway-workers-tighten-the-anchor-bolts-with-hammer-in-the-41899522.html
RMCC4K7E–Indian Railway Workers tighten the Anchor Bolts with hammer in the Hard Noon time
'Old Grumpy will drive the spike, and out branches will be connected.' Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/old-grumpy-will-drive-the-spike-and-out-branches-will-be-connected-image269551997.html
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. The Pacific tourist : Williams' illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean : containing full descriptions of railroad routes ... A complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ... . fficer at Promon-tory said : We have got done praying, the spike is aboutto be presented. Chicago replied: We understand, all areready in the East. From Promontory Point. AII ready noiv;the spike will soon be driven. The signal will bethree dots for the commencement of the blows. For a moment the instrument was silent, andthen the hammer of the ma Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-pacific-tourist-williams-illustrated-trans-continental-guide-of-travel-from-the-atlantic-to-the-pacific-ocean-containing-full-descriptions-of-railroad-routes-a-complete-travelers-guide-of-the-union-and-central-pacific-railroads-fficer-at-promon-tory-said-we-have-got-done-praying-the-spike-is-aboutto-be-presented-chicago-replied-we-understand-all-areready-in-the-east-from-promontory-point-aii-ready-noivthe-spike-will-soon-be-driven-the-signal-will-bethree-dots-for-the-commencement-of-the-blows-for-a-moment-the-instrument-was-silent-andthen-the-hammer-of-the-ma-image371909713.html
RM2CH1XHN–. The Pacific tourist : Williams' illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean : containing full descriptions of railroad routes ... A complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ... . fficer at Promon-tory said : We have got done praying, the spike is aboutto be presented. Chicago replied: We understand, all areready in the East. From Promontory Point. AII ready noiv;the spike will soon be driven. The signal will bethree dots for the commencement of the blows. For a moment the instrument was silent, andthen the hammer of the ma
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painting of the driving of the last spike in 1869 by artist Thomas Hill, commissioned by Leland Stanford Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/painting-of-the-driving-of-the-last-spike-in-1869-by-artist-thomas-hill-commissioned-by-leland-stanford-image490333465.html
RF2KDMH9D–painting of the driving of the last spike in 1869 by artist Thomas Hill, commissioned by Leland Stanford
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. Railroad digest . distance from said power-engines anddriving-shaft and arranged and adapt-ed to support and convey in operativerelation both rails and cross-ties of asection of railroad-track, a power trip-hammer, spike-driving mechanism ar-ranged over each rail, a suitable guidefor positioning said rails to the desiredgage of track, and for guiding saidrails under said trip-hammer, meansincluding tongs for holding spikes inproper position to be driven into saidcross-ties to secure them to said rails,and means including said power-en-gines and driving-shaft for loweringthe completed spiked Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/railroad-digest-distance-from-said-power-engines-anddriving-shaft-and-arranged-and-adapt-ed-to-support-and-convey-in-operativerelation-both-rails-and-cross-ties-of-asection-of-railroad-track-a-power-trip-hammer-spike-driving-mechanism-ar-ranged-over-each-rail-a-suitable-guidefor-positioning-said-rails-to-the-desiredgage-of-track-and-for-guiding-saidrails-under-said-trip-hammer-meansincluding-tongs-for-holding-spikes-inproper-position-to-be-driven-into-saidcross-ties-to-secure-them-to-said-railsand-means-including-said-power-en-gines-and-driving-shaft-for-loweringthe-completed-spiked-image375880638.html
RM2CRERGE–. Railroad digest . distance from said power-engines anddriving-shaft and arranged and adapt-ed to support and convey in operativerelation both rails and cross-ties of asection of railroad-track, a power trip-hammer, spike-driving mechanism ar-ranged over each rail, a suitable guidefor positioning said rails to the desiredgage of track, and for guiding saidrails under said trip-hammer, meansincluding tongs for holding spikes inproper position to be driven into saidcross-ties to secure them to said rails,and means including said power-en-gines and driving-shaft for loweringthe completed spiked
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. History of the Old Colony Railroad : a complete history of the Old Colony Railroad from 1844 to the present time in two parts . ellersoccupying this car. One of the important officials of a road was the road-master,whose chief duty was to walk over the line, looking for protrudingspikes which held down the iron straps or rails to the plank. Thesestraps were twelve feet long, two and one half inches wide, andthree-eighths of an inch thick, and were spiked to stringers of pineplank. The road-master was equipped with a hammer and a basketfilled with pine plugs. When he found a loose spike he dr Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/history-of-the-old-colony-railroad-a-complete-history-of-the-old-colony-railroad-from-1844-to-the-present-time-in-two-parts-ellersoccupying-this-car-one-of-the-important-officials-of-a-road-was-the-road-masterwhose-chief-duty-was-to-walk-over-the-line-looking-for-protrudingspikes-which-held-down-the-iron-straps-or-rails-to-the-plank-thesestraps-were-twelve-feet-long-two-and-one-half-inches-wide-andthree-eighths-of-an-inch-thick-and-were-spiked-to-stringers-of-pineplank-the-road-master-was-equipped-with-a-hammer-and-a-basketfilled-with-pine-plugs-when-he-found-a-loose-spike-he-dr-image375717116.html
RM2CR7B0C–. History of the Old Colony Railroad : a complete history of the Old Colony Railroad from 1844 to the present time in two parts . ellersoccupying this car. One of the important officials of a road was the road-master,whose chief duty was to walk over the line, looking for protrudingspikes which held down the iron straps or rails to the plank. Thesestraps were twelve feet long, two and one half inches wide, andthree-eighths of an inch thick, and were spiked to stringers of pineplank. The road-master was equipped with a hammer and a basketfilled with pine plugs. When he found a loose spike he dr
. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . LY AGENCY. SSyOOK * HILLS PATENT LOCOMOTIVE LAMPS, 83 Liberty Street, Cor. of Broadway,NEW YORK. joukt tot. :kl:esX-iHi3T, MANUFACTURERS AGENT, For the sale of all Materials used in the Equipment and repairs of RAILROAD ENGINES & CARS, ALSO AGENT FOR THE SALE OF HUGHES1 ATMOSPHERIC FORGE &TRIP HAMMER, jXJX>SOEia,S G-0VE3Il3XrOH. VALVE. Hgp Orders solicited and promptly filled. GUEAT WESTERN Railroad Chair and Spike Works. E have in use the hest Chair Machinery in theuntry, for which we hold the exclusive righ Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/railroad-record-and-journal-of-commerce-banking-manufactures-and-statistics-ly-agency-ssyook-hills-patent-locomotive-lamps-83-liberty-street-cor-of-broadwaynew-york-joukt-tot-klesx-ihi3t-manufacturers-agent-for-the-sale-of-all-materials-used-in-the-equipment-and-repairs-of-railroad-engines-cars-also-agent-for-the-sale-of-hughes1-atmospheric-forge-trip-hammer-jxjxgtsoeias-g-0ve3il3xroh-valve-hgp-orders-solicited-and-promptly-filled-gueat-western-railroad-chair-and-spike-works-e-have-in-use-the-hest-chair-machinery-in-theuntry-for-which-we-hold-the-exclusive-righ-image371867137.html
RM2CH0095–. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . LY AGENCY. SSyOOK * HILLS PATENT LOCOMOTIVE LAMPS, 83 Liberty Street, Cor. of Broadway,NEW YORK. joukt tot. :kl:esX-iHi3T, MANUFACTURERS AGENT, For the sale of all Materials used in the Equipment and repairs of RAILROAD ENGINES & CARS, ALSO AGENT FOR THE SALE OF HUGHES1 ATMOSPHERIC FORGE &TRIP HAMMER, jXJX>SOEia,S G-0VE3Il3XrOH. VALVE. Hgp Orders solicited and promptly filled. GUEAT WESTERN Railroad Chair and Spike Works. E have in use the hest Chair Machinery in theuntry, for which we hold the exclusive righ
. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . SITOOK & HILLS PATENT LOCOMOTIVE LAMPS, 83 Liberty Street, Cor. of Broadway, NEW YORK.JOHN 7V. KLBIjIj For the sale of all Materials used in the Equipment and repairs of EAILROAD ENGINES & CARS, ALSO AGENT FOR THE SALE OF HUGHESATMOSPHERIC FORGE & TRIP HAMMER, JTJI>S«3JKrJS C3rO>V3E!:O.Kr«3:0. VAT uTTZEZ. Orders solicited and promptly filled. GKEAT WESTERN Railroad Chair and Spike Works. te- - : V!^?- WE have in use the best Chair Machinery in thecountry, for which we hold the exclusive right*aud are pr Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/railroad-record-and-journal-of-commerce-banking-manufactures-and-statistics-sitook-hills-patent-locomotive-lamps-83-liberty-street-cor-of-broadway-new-yorkjohn-7v-klbijij-for-the-sale-of-all-materials-used-in-the-equipment-and-repairs-of-eailroad-engines-cars-also-agent-for-the-sale-of-hughesatmospheric-forge-trip-hammer-jtjigts3jkrjs-c3rogtv3e!okr30-vat-uttzez-orders-solicited-and-promptly-filled-gkeat-western-railroad-chair-and-spike-works-te-v!-we-have-in-use-the-best-chair-machinery-in-thecountry-for-which-we-hold-the-exclusive-rightaud-are-pr-image371869871.html
RM2CH03PR–. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . SITOOK & HILLS PATENT LOCOMOTIVE LAMPS, 83 Liberty Street, Cor. of Broadway, NEW YORK.JOHN 7V. KLBIjIj For the sale of all Materials used in the Equipment and repairs of EAILROAD ENGINES & CARS, ALSO AGENT FOR THE SALE OF HUGHESATMOSPHERIC FORGE & TRIP HAMMER, JTJI>S«3JKrJS C3rO>V3E!:O.Kr«3:0. VAT uTTZEZ. Orders solicited and promptly filled. GKEAT WESTERN Railroad Chair and Spike Works. te- - : V!^?- WE have in use the best Chair Machinery in thecountry, for which we hold the exclusive right*aud are pr
. Elements of railroad track and construction . ch shows the necessity for a tool house ofample size. 197. Spiking Hammers.—In Table XIX three kindsof hammers are given as necessary on each section, viz.,spiking and nail hammers on all sections, and nappinghammers in addition for stone ballast. A spiking hammer, sometimes called a spike maul,is shown in Fig. 113, A. It is square in section near the 206 RAILROAD TRACK AND CONSTRUCTION. center, octagonal (square with the corners beveled off)in section toward the ends, and circular on the ends, orstriking faces. The hammer shown is 13^ inches inl Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/elements-of-railroad-track-and-construction-ch-shows-the-necessity-for-a-tool-house-ofample-size-197-spiking-hammersin-table-xix-three-kindsof-hammers-are-given-as-necessary-on-each-section-vizspiking-and-nail-hammers-on-all-sections-and-nappinghammers-in-addition-for-stone-ballast-a-spiking-hammer-sometimes-called-a-spike-maulis-shown-in-fig-113-a-it-is-square-in-section-near-the-206-railroad-track-and-construction-center-octagonal-square-with-the-corners-beveled-offin-section-toward-the-ends-and-circular-on-the-ends-orstriking-faces-the-hammer-shown-is-13-inches-inl-image375601652.html
RM2CR23MM–. Elements of railroad track and construction . ch shows the necessity for a tool house ofample size. 197. Spiking Hammers.—In Table XIX three kindsof hammers are given as necessary on each section, viz.,spiking and nail hammers on all sections, and nappinghammers in addition for stone ballast. A spiking hammer, sometimes called a spike maul,is shown in Fig. 113, A. It is square in section near the 206 RAILROAD TRACK AND CONSTRUCTION. center, octagonal (square with the corners beveled off)in section toward the ends, and circular on the ends, orstriking faces. The hammer shown is 13^ inches inl
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