(Photo courtesy Stewart Library, Special Collections) Miniature train engines are seen on a float in 1919 during a parade in Ogden to mark the 50th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad. Photographs taken during the parade are featured in "Spike 50: Golden Spike Parade in 1919,” a free exhibit at Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden, through May 31.
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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Three of the spikes used at the ceremonial completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, shown at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in January. The spikes have since moved to the Utah State Capitol, where they will be on display in the Gold Room through June 24, 2019.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The art exhibit "Transcontinental: People, Place, Impact" is on display at 300 S. Rio Grande Street through June 14, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paricia LaBounty, curator of the Union Pacific Railroad Museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa, talks in Salt Lake City about the transcontinental railroad exhibit at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in January 2019.
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(Photo courtesy Stewart Library, Special Collections) Men who worked on the transcontinental railroad in 1869 ride on a float in 1919. Photographs taken during the Ogden parade are featured in "Spike 50: Golden Spike Parade in 1919,” a free exhibit at Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden, through May 31.
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(John A. McQuarrie | Courtesy of Zions Bank) This painting by John A. McQuarrie — depicting construction of the Great Salt Lake causeway — will be part of an exhibition through Aug. 2, 2019, at Anne Jespersen Fine Arts in Helper, Utah.