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Pacific Railway Celebration at Chicago

This image from the May 22, 1869 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts a celebration for the Pacific Railway outside the Chicago Tribune building in Chicago, Illinois.

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PACIFIC RAILWAY CELEBRATION AT CHICAGO—ILLUMINATION OF THE NEW "CHICAGO TRIBUNE" BUILDING, May 10, 1869

About this Document

  • Source: Harper's Weekly
  • Citation: page 333
  • Date: May 22, 1869