Cut through “Dixie Spur.” C.P.R.R.

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Cut through “Dixie Spur.” 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
35ff729c-dd83-4bc1-a1b1-c351d7514af5

View of a railroad running through the center of a rocky landscape, the land has been cut way to accomodate the railroad, construction materials litter the surrounding ground and two horses hitched to carts stand idle.

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