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Alfred A. Hart Stereographs of the Central Pacific Railroad

Owning Institution: California Historical Society

About this Collection

Contains seventy stereographs depicting views of the construction and surrounding landscape of the Central Pacific Railroad in northern California and Nevada. Includes a downtown San Francisco view, a photo of the interior hallway of E.B. Crocker's Sacramento residence, and a group portrait of Paiute people. Images in this collection were photographed and published for the Central Pacific Railroad Company. Backs of stereographs are labeled with advertising for various photographic series taken and published by Alfred A. Hart including: Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains; Scenes in the Washoe Range; Scenes in the Valley of the Sacramento; Scenes on the Humboldt River. Most stereographs labeled on back: Alfred A. Hart, Golden State Photographic Gallery, No. 65 J Street, corner of Third, Sacramento, California. View this collection on the contributor's website.
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70 items found in this collection

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Alta from the south, altitude 3,635 feet, 69 miles from Sacramento
American River Bridge, 400 feet long
American River Bridge. Railroad around Cape Horn, 1,400 feet above
Antelope Ridge, near New Castle, 30 miles from Sacramento
Black Butte and Crystal Lake, 90 miles from Sacramento
Black Butte, from the north
Black Butte--91 miles
Bloomer Cut, Eastern portion, 34 miles from Sacramento
Bound for the Mountains, 12 mile Tangent - 4 miles from Sacramento
Camp near Summit Tunnel, Mount King in the distance
Castle Peak, from Railroad. Above Donner Lake
Castle Peak, from Railroad. Above Donner Lake
Cathedral Rocks
Coldstream Valley
Coldstream Valley, from Tunnel No. 13
Colfax from the south, altitude 2,448 feet
Constructing Snow Cover. Scene near the Summit
Cottonwood Valley. Lower Canyon of Truckee
Cottonwood Valley. Lower Canyon of Truckee
Crested Peak, from Grant's Butte
Cut near New England Mills. 49 miles from Sacramento
Cut through "Dixie Spur," 64 miles from Sacramento
Cutting Granite at Rocklin. 22 miles from Sacramento
Eagle Gap. Truckee River
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