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English: Great Northern Railway Company, laying last rail on main line, December 10, 1892   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Anders Beer Wilse  (1865–1949)  wikidata:Q144339
 
Anders Beer Wilse
Description Norwegian photographer
father of Robert Charles Wilse
Date of birth/death 12 June 1865 Edit this at Wikidata 21 February 1949 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Flekkefjord Municipality Oslo
Work period 1900–49
Work location
Kristiania (Oslo), Kragerø, Seattle
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q144339
Title
English: Great Northern Railway Company, laying last rail on main line, December 10, 1892
Description
English:

On December 10, 1892, railroad construction workers laid the last rail on the main line of the Great Northern Railway. The men had worked long hours in cold weather and deep snow. This photo of the laying of the last rail was taken west of the summit at Stevens Pass by civil engineer and photographer Anders Wilse.

Title on photo: Tracklaying - laying last rail (at station 758+74) on main line - west side summit Dec. 10, 1892

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Great Northern Railway Company (U.S." Railroad construction & maintenance; Railroad construction workers; Railroad tracks; Snow
Depicted place
English: Stevens Pass (Wash.)
Date Taken on 10 December 1892
Medium
English: 1 photographic print: b&w
Dimensions height: 14 cm (5.5 in); width: 23 cm (9 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,14U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,23U174728
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
6900
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
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Public domain

The author died in 1949, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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