Alta with ''Smelts train''
Rating
Title
Alta with 'Smelts train '
Creator
Hart , Alfred A. , 1816-1908
Date
ca. 1866-1869
Decade
1860-1869
Part Of
Central Pacific Railroad
Place
Alta , Placer County , California
Description
The Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) reached Dutch Flat (70 miles of track) , which is adjacent to Alta , in July 1866 . Sources : Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum ; Sierra Nevada Virtual Museum ; Wikipedia . This is one of 364 stereo view photographs taken between 1864 and 1869 by Sacramento , California photographer Alfred A. Hart . Hart was one of the official photographers who documented the construction of the CPRR between Sacramento , California , and Promontory Summit , Utah . U.S . history was made when the CPRR and the Union Pacific Railroad were joined at Promontory Summit in May 1869 , thereby creating the nation's first transcontinental railroad . Sources : Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum ; The J . Paul Getty Museum ; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division .
Notes
Verso : [handwritten in ink] Alta with 'Smelts train ' waiting for 3:30 time for starting . 29 .
Related Resources
MARC record : http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1855524
Keywords
railroads ; railways ; trains ; CPRR ; First Transcontinental Railroad ; U.S . West
Physical Description
1 photographic print on carte de visite mount : albumen ; 6 x 10 cm .
Form/Genre
Cartes de visite Card photographs Albumen prints Photographs
Railway Line
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Digital Resource Type
Image
Digitization Date
Digitized: 2011
Digital Format
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution
Archival scan: 4921 w x 3041 h pixels, 48-bit RGB (recto); 4921 w x 3041 h pixels, 48-bit RGB (verso)
Digitization Process
Digitization process: Recto and verso scanned using an Epson 750 as 1200 ppi, 48-bit, RGB, .tifs; recto and verso files combined to make composite derivative and resampled to 3000 pixels on the long edge, 24-bit .jpg
Call Number
Ag1985.0353
Upload File Name
ag1985_0353_07_c_alta.jpg
Archival File Name(s)
ag1985_0353_07_r_alta.tif ; ag1985_0353_07_v_alta.tif
Digital Collection
Railroads: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
Please cite Southern Methodist University , Central University Libraries , DeGolyer Library when using this image file . A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu .
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