Red Bluffs, C.P.R.R.

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Red Bluffs, C.P.R.R.

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Alfred A. Hart

American Photographer · 1816–1908

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As official photographer of the Central Pacific Railroad, Alfred A. Hart spent five years documenting the construction of this legendary railroad from Sacramento, California, to Promontory Summit, Utah. Between 1864 and 1869, Hart accompanied the engineers and crews as they made their way across valleys, deserts, and mountains, building trestles, digging tunnels, and constructing enormous embankme

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Date
1862–1869
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
18540e88-0506-400b-a82d-6c7bf85609a0

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View of a valley where a road and railroad curve between the base of a mountain and a small body of water, entering from the upper right and exiting from the lower right.

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