Donner Lake. Peak and Pass, from Wagon Road

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Donner Lake. Peak and Pass, from Wagon Road

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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
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Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
6f165781-a012-4a0d-a1d3-12e0f345ce85

View of a road running parallel to a lake. On the road to the right, several horses are hitched to a covered wagon driven by a man, with more horses and wagons behind them. To the left, the lake is visible through a few conifer trees, with a mountain in the distance behind the lake.

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