Railroaded

"Of our modern Forty Thieves," Ambrose Bierce wrote, "Mr. Huntington is the surviving 36." Huntington was the driving force behind the Southern Pacific. 

by William Keith

Gelatin silver print

c. 1900 

Image/Sheet: 34.9 x 27.1cm (13 3/4 x 10 11/16")

Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22")

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

NPG.77.308