File:The last spike.jpg

East meeting the West. Depiction of the ceremony of the driving of the "Last Spike" at Promontory Summit, UT, on May 10, 1869, joining the rails of the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad.

Description: "The Last Spike" depicting the ceremony of the driving of the "Last Spike" at Promontory Summit, UT, on May 10, 1869, joining the rails of the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad.

Artist: Thomas Hill

Date:  1881

Source: Bridgeman Art library: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeman_Art_Library_v._Corel_Corp.

Permission: Public domain. This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, Canada, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years. Obtained from Wikimedia commons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Last_Spike_1869.jpg