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East portal Summit Tunnel, length 1,660 ft.

Details

Call NumberZ-5438CreatorHart, Alfred A., 1816-1908Date1860-1870SummaryView of the Central Pacific Railroad Summit Tunnel on Donner Pass (Nevada County), California; a man poses with a horse and buggy on the unfinished rail bed.Physical Description1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen ; 8 x 16 cm (3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCentral Pacific Railroad Company--19th centuryDonner Pass (Calif.)--19th centuryNevada County (Calif.)--19th centuryCarriages and carts--California--Nevada County--19th centuryRailroad construction and maintenance--California--Nevada County--19th centuryTunnels--California--Nevada County--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR711005438Type of MaterialAlbumen printsPhotographic printsStereographsDigital Version Created FromMiss Louise Stegner - Omaha Neb. 1.10 (1950).NotesFormerly F18110. Printed on stereo card: "Central Pacific Railroad," and "California;" on verso: "Scenes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, illustrated for the stereoscope and album. Alfred A. Hart, artist, 135 J Street, Sacramento."; Title from printed label adhered to stereograph; at head of title: "198."; R7110054387

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes