View at Shady Run, 73 miles from Sacramento, C.P.R.R.

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View at Shady Run, 73 miles from Sacramento, 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
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Object ID
7f69ba60-e800-4a4a-b0b6-690028d53aaa

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View of a splintered tree trunk broken in multiple directions, its base still rooted in the ground. Downhill lies a railroad, beyond which stretches a conifer forest with a tree-covered mountain in the background.

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