Central Pacific Railroad workers, ca. 1869

Some of the 12,000 men from China who worked with great stamina and courage on the difficult and dangerous construction of the Central Pacific Railroad through the mountains. Photograph by Thomas C. Roche.

Resource Identifier
ah03685_0037
Citation
Railroad Picture Postcards, Collection No. 3685, Envelope 1, Folder 2, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. (Postcard No. 27)
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