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Title
The American River - from Cape Horn, 1,400 feet below. # 1239.
Contributor
Thomas Houseworth & Co
Date Created and/or Issued
[18--]
Publication Information
San Francisco : Thomas Houseworth & Co
Contributing Institution
California State Library
Collection
California History Section Picture Catalog
Rights Information
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Description
STEREO-1832
STEREO COLLECTION: RAILROADS: C.P.R.R.: THOMAS HOUSEWORTH & CO.: #1239
Photographer's number 1239
Orange mount; pink verso.
On Front: "CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD" and "THOMAS HOUSEWORTH & CO., SAN FRANCISCO."
View of the American river taken from the railroad tracks at Cape Horn in Nevada County, California. Railroad tracks are visible in the foreground, the river runs through the valley between the hills in the distance.
Negative no. 28,545 (4x5 in.) - both sides
Type
image
Format
Photographs.
Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photoprint on stereo card : stereograph ; 3 1/2 x 7 in.
Identifier
(C)001389292CSL01-Aleph
(DRA)VVW-2605
Subject
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Railroads--California--Placer County
Railroad tracks--California--Placer County
Rivers--California--Placer County
Placer County (Calif.)--Photographs
Stereographs
Photographic prints
Place
California
Placer County
Placer County (Calif.)

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