The Durham History Museum has a display of photographs from their archives of the 70th anniversary of the completion of the railroad and the golden spike in Utah which coincided with the premiere of the Cecil B. Demille movie, Union Pacific, in Omaha. This resulted in a four-day celebration in Omaha with parades and dancing and festivities. The town was decorated with an 1867 mode, and there were historic Abraham Lincoln hats and an Abraham Lincoln impersonator. Lincoln put into motion the transcontinental railroad after having visited Council Bluffs before he was elected president. Omaha has a long history with the Union Pacific. 200,000 people attended the parades and festivities.
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| One of the dignitaries Barbara Stanwyck. She and Robert Preston attended the festivities as they starred in the film. |
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| Unveiling of the Golden Spike Monument in Council Bluffs. The largest golden spike monument in the world |
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