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From 1862 to 1869 the Central Pacific Railroad, building from the West, and the Union Pacific Railroad, building from the East, raced to complete the first transcontinental railroad. Alfred A. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific during construction and published 364 views. In 1870 Watkins acquired the Hart negatives and published them under the series title Watkins Pacific Railroad.
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| 233 | Cutting Granite at Rocklin, 22 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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| 234 | Railroad Wharves at Sacramento City
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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Railroad Wharves at Sacramento City
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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| 235 | J Street from the Levee
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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| 236 | Cathedral Rocks, Truckee River
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | 
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Cathedral Rocks, Truckee River
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 237 | Crested Peak, from Grant's Butte
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 238 | Cloud View, Donner Lake
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | 
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Cloud View, Donner Lake
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 239 | Snow Plow, at Cisco
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Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers | 
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Snow Plow, at Cisco
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 240 | Engine House and Train. Rocklin, 22 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 241 | Engine House and Turntable. Rocklin, 22 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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| 242 | West of Clipper Gap, Placer County
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 243 | Clipper Gap
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 244 | Cut near New England Mills. 49 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 245 | Railroad around Cape Horn
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 246 | Constructing Snow Cover. Scene near Summit
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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Constructing Snow Cover. Scene near Summit
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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Constructing Snow Cover. Scene near Summit
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Courtesy of Bill Lee | 
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| 247 | Frame of Snow Covering, 90 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers | 
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Frame of Snow Covering, 90 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 248 | Lower Cascade, near Long Side Track
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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| 249 | Lower Cascade Bridge, above Cisco
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 250 | Upper Cascade. 98 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Kyle Schuelein | 
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