Bluffs in Donner Pass. 500 feet; altitude of Pass 7,090 feet.

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Bluffs in Donner Pass. 500 feet; altitude of Pass 7,090 feet.

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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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about 1870
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Albumen silver print
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American
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