File:Golden Spike ceremony, Promontory, Utah, May 10, 1869.JPG
Version 1: The completion of the US Transcontinental Railroad
File:Golden Spike ceremony, 10 May 1869.jpg
Version 2:The completion of the US Transcontinental Railroad
 
Version 3, gamma corrected from # 1.

This is one of those historical photos that I absolutly love, the completion of the US Transcontinental Railroad. I uploaded two large, seperate versions of the photo.

Comment: This is indeed a classic. The second version is way too dark, though, losing much detail. The first one could be improved somewhat by some gamma adjustment. --Janke | Talk 11:01, 27 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know how to gamma adjust a picture, so if some kind soul could do that I would be thrilled. TomStar81 21:14, 27 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I did it, see version 3. When the time comes to vote, I'll support even though the quality isn't the best possible, but because of the historical significance of this picture. If someone can find a higher resolution version, that would be great. --Janke | Talk 12:23, 28 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
As promised, I’m thrilled! Thanks! TomStar81 06:07, 29 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
At you request, I went looking for information on the author. Acoording to this site, the man who snapped this photo was Andrew J. Russell.

Promoted Image:GoldenSpikev3.JPG Raven4x4x 06:34, 11 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]