Historic Photograph Details: This photograph was taken at the ceremony celebrating the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869. Questions 1. How is this photograph and the subject it depicts connected to the California Gold Rush? 2. Although it is difficult to see from the photo, which nationalities would we expect to see among the railway workers if we were present during the time this photograph was taken? 3. What connections can you draw between the image depicted above and the rise of industrialization described in Chapter 16: Capital and Labor?

Historic Photograph Details: This photograph was taken at the ceremony celebrating the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869. Questions 1. How is this photograph and the subject it depicts connected to the California Gold Rush? 2. Although it is difficult to see from the photo, which nationalities would we expect to see among the railway workers if we were present during the time this photograph was taken? 3. What connections can you draw between the image depicted above and the rise of industrialization described in Chapter 16: Capital and Labor?