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Photographer: Photo courtesy of the California State Railroad Museum
Taken: February 25, 1931
Caption: Ceremony at the Theodore Dehone Judah monument
Additional Description: "A monument to Theodore Dehone Judah, first Chief Engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad, was erected in a Sacramento municipal park opposite the Southern Pacific station. The artist is John A. MacQuarrie (1871-1944). The cornerstone was laid April 25, 1930 and the completed monument unveiled February 25, 1931. The monument was later moved into storage during the construction of Interstate 5 and eventually placed in Old Sacramento at the corner of Second and L Streets."
Submitted: January 23, 2020.
Database Locator Identification Number: p508611
File Size: 5.737 Megabytes

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