Emigrant Gap Ridge, 84 mi. Old Man Mtn.

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Emigrant Gap Ridge, 84 mi. Old Man Mtn.

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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
Getty Museum
Object ID
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View of a mountain ridge, a railroad built on its right, a traincar is on the tracks near the center right of the frame, a wooden building is in the lower right corner, the ridge is rugged and rocky,

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