Alfred A. Hart Stereograph Collection Relating to the Central Pacific Railroad circa 1866-1869

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Alfred A. Hart Stereograph Collection Relating to the Central Pacific Railroad circa 1866-1869

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Includes views of the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad in California, Nevada, and Utah, including the driving of the Golden Spike.

74 stereographs; 9 x 18 cm.; 74 digital objects

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Bancroft Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6666277

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Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908

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Alfred A. Hart, born in Norwich, Connecticut on March 16, 1816, was the principal photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad during the construction of the Overland Route. He photographed the construction from 1865 to 1869 when the last spike was driven by Leland Stanford at Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869. Although he worked as a photographer as early as 1857, Hart was trained as a portrait and landscape artist; after his work for the Central Pacific, he continued to paint and was awarded t...