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American Transcontinental Railroad, 19th Century
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Title: American Transcontinental Railroad, 19th Century
Caption: Lithograph entitled: "Across the continent. Westward the course of empire takes its way." In the United States of America, transcontinental railroads created a nation-wide transportation network that united the country. This network replaced the wagon trains of previous decades and allowed for the transportation of larger quantities of goods over longer distances. Its construction was made possible by the Congress through the passage of Pacific Railroad Acts of 1862 and 1867. The world's First Transcontinental Railroad was built between 1863 and 1869 to join the eastern and western halves of the United States.
Personalities: CURRIER & IVES • CURRIER AND IVES
Category: History: United States
Credit: Album / Science Source / Photo Researchers
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 4324 × 2651 px | 32.8 MB
Print size: 36.6 × 22.4 cm | 1702.4 × 1043.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 19TH CENTURY • AMERICA • AMERICAN • ART • ARTWORK • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CIVIL ENGINEERING • CURRIER & IVES • CURRIER AND IVES • DESIGN • DRAWING • ENGINE • ENGINEERING • EVENT • EVENTS • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FAR WEST • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HISTORY: UNITED STATES • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • IMPORTANT • LITHOGRAPH • LOCOMOTIVE • MACHINE MANUFACTURING • MANIFEST DESTINY • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • NATION-WIDE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK • NOTABLE • OLD WEST • PDC BOOK • RAILROAD TRACK • RAILROAD • RAILWAY • SCIENCE • STEAM DRIVEN • STEAM ENGINE • STEAM LOCOMOTIVE • STEAM POWERED • STEAM TURBINE • STEAM • STEAM-DRIVEN • STEAM-ENGINE • STEAM-POWERED • STEAMENGINE • TECHNOLOGICAL • TECHNOLOGY • TENDER LOCOMOTIVE • TRAIN TRACKS • TRAIN • TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD • TRANSPORTATION • UNITED STATES • US • USA • WELL-KNOWN • WESTWARD EXPANSION • WILD WEST
