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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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352 | Salt Lake from Monument Point. 669 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
353 | Poetry and Prose. Scene at Monument Point, North end of Salt Lake
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
Poetry and Prose. Scene at Monument Point, North end of Salt Lake
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
354 | The First Greeting of the Iron Horse. Promontory Point, May 9, 1869
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
355 | The Last Rail. The Invocation, Fixing the Wire, May 10, 1869
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
The Last Rail. The Invocation, Fixing the Wire, May 10, 1869
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
356 | The Last Rail is laid. Scene at Promontory Point, May 10, 1869
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | |
357 | The Rival Monarchs. Scene at Promontory Point, May 10, 1869
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
358 | The Monarch from the West
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359 | The Monarch from the East
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360 | The Last Act - 690 miles from Sacramento. Scene at Promontory Point, May 10, 1869
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
361 | Looking West from Taylor's Mills
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
362 | Taylor's Mills, Wasatch Range
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
363 | Ogden and Wahsatch Range. 742 Miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers | |
364 | Railroad at Ogden, Wasatch Range in distance
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Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers | |
Railroad at Ogden, Wasatch Range in distance
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Courtesy of Library of Congress |