"Does Not Such a Meeting Make Amends?" May 29, 1869

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Courtesy of Library of Congress, Beard, Frank, "Does not such a meeting make amends?" 29 May 1869

Description 

This print shows an allegory that symbolically shows the linking of the transcontinental railroad at Promontory Summit in Utah. American Indians and buffalo are fleeing in the foreground as two trains with large hands extending from the locomotives, labeled "San Francisco" and "New York," approach each other to connect the transcontinental railroad.

Transcript of "Does Not Such a Meeting Make Amends?"

Source-Dependent Questions

• What does the "making amends" mean?
• Were American Indians included in "making amends?"
• How did building the railroad cause people to move from one geographic area to another?

Citation Information 

Beard, Frank, "Does Not Such a Meeting Make Amends?" 29 May 1869. Courtesy of Library of Congress