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Black Butte from the North, C.P.R.R.
Creator
Alfred A. HartAmerican Photographer · 1816–1908
All works by this person →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
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 91f459b1-4143-475d-9ae6-ff073b5798f4
View of a rugged, rocky mountain slope with a sliver of sky visible in the upper right corner; trees are sparsely scattered throughout the area.
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