Bluffs in Donner Pass, Western Summit, 500 feet high. Altitude of Pass 7,090 feet.

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Bluffs in Donner Pass, Western Summit, 500 feet high. 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 1865
Medium
Albumen silver print
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American
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Photographs
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