Railroad on Pollards Hill, 1100 feet above Donner Lake. C.P.R.R.

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Railroad on Pollards Hill, 1100 feet above Donner Lake. 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
Getty Museum
Object ID
fb3c98d0-242a-413f-8243-0d530d00ca18

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Railroad in the foreground running parallel to a body of water, with a mountain in the background.

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