Andrew J. Russell
Andrew Joseph Russell (20 March 1829, Walpole, New Hampshire–22 September 1902, Brooklyn, New York) was a 19th-century American photographer of the Civil War and Union Pacific Railroad. Russell was the official photographer of the eastern half of the first transcontinental railroad. His best known photograph shows the joining of the rails at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869.
Read more about Andrew J. Russell: Early Life, The Civil War, The Transcontinental Railroad, Family Life, Later Years and Death
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