Bluff and Snow Bank in Donner Pass, C.P.R.R.

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Bluff and Snow Bank in Donner Pass, 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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1862–1869
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Albumen silver print
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American
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View of a large mountain with a snow-covered base; a road curves along the bottom, where a horse-drawn carriage and several people are gathered.

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