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07-APR-2008 Laura Milholland

Last Spike Painting

Sacramento, CA

A painting of the famous last spike being driven in to connect the east and the west portions of the transcontinental railway on May 10, 1869.
A golden spike was made for the occasion - and then removed and replaced with a regular spike.

Nikon D80 ,Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X AF Pro DX
1/20s f/8.0 at 24.0mm iso1600 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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