Alfred A. Hart

American Photographer · 1816–1908

16 works on LinkedCulture

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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Works

[Alcatraz, San Francisco Harbor]

[Alcatraz, San Francisco Harbor]

Getty Museum · about 1870

Bluffs in Donner Pass. 500 feet; altitude of Pass 7,090 feet.

Bluffs in Donner Pass. 500 feet; altitude of Pass 7,090 feet.

Getty Museum · about 1870

Crested Peak, From Grant's Butte.

Crested Peak, From Grant's Butte.

Getty Museum · 1865–1869

Culvert at Canyon Creek. 185 feet long - 12 feet span.

Culvert at Canyon Creek. 185 feet long - 12 feet span.

Getty Museum · 1865–1869

Cut at Dixie, Spur - 64 miles from Sacremento

Cut at Dixie, Spur - 64 miles from Sacremento

Getty Museum · about 1865

Emigrant Gap Tunnel, Wall and Snow Covering.

Emigrant Gap Tunnel, Wall and Snow Covering.

Getty Museum · about 1865

[Engine along tracks of Central Pacific Railroad]

[Engine along tracks of Central Pacific Railroad]

Getty Museum · about 1870

Long Ravine Bridge from the West, 56 miles from Sacramento.

Long Ravine Bridge from the West, 56 miles from Sacramento.

Getty Museum · about 1865

Railroad on Pollard's Hill, 1,100 feet above Donner Lake.

Railroad on Pollard's Hill, 1,100 feet above Donner Lake.

Getty Museum · about 1875

Rounding Cape Horn. Road to Iowa Hill from the river, in the distance.

Rounding Cape Horn. Road to Iowa Hill from the river, in the distance.

Getty Museum · 1866–1869

Scene at Lake Angela. Altitude 7,300 feet.

Scene at Lake Angela. Altitude 7,300 feet.

Getty Museum · about 1870

Secret Town, 62 miles from Sacramento. Altitude 3,000 feet.

Secret Town, 62 miles from Sacramento. Altitude 3,000 feet.

Getty Museum · about 1875

Secret Town Bridge, 1,100 feet long, 62 miles from Sacramento

Secret Town Bridge, 1,100 feet long, 62 miles from Sacramento

Getty Museum · 1865–1875

[Secrettown Tressle]

[Secrettown Tressle]

Getty Museum · about 1870

[Sideboard filled with dishes]

[Sideboard filled with dishes]

Getty Museum · 1865–1869

Trestle in Clipper Ravine, near Clipper Gap.

Trestle in Clipper Ravine, near Clipper Gap.

Getty Museum · 1865–1869