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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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100 | Yuba Cascade and Hieroglyphic Rocks, on Yuba River, near Crystal Lake
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | |
101 | Pictured Rocks on the Yuba River, near Crystal Lake
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
Pictured Rocks on the Yuba River, near Crystal Lake
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Courtesy of California State Library | ||
102 | Hieroglyphic Rocks
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
103 | Pictured Rocks
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
104 | Yuba River, above Cisco, Placer County
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
105 | New Hampshire Rocks on Yuba River. Summer View. 96 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
106 | New Hampshire Rocks on Yuba River. Summer View. 96 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
107 | New Hampshire Rocks looking down the river
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
108 | Scene on Yuba River, above Cisco
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
109 | Summit Valley, Altitude 6,960 feet. Emigrant Mt. and Railroad in distance
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
Summit Valley, Altitude 6,960 feet. Emigrant Mt. and R.R. Pass in distance
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Courtesy of Phil Nathanson | ||
110 | Castle Peak from Lava Bluff. 10,000 feet above the sea
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
111 | Castle Peak and Yuba River, from Summit Valley. 102 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | |
Castle Peak and Yuba River, from Summit Valley. 102 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
112 | Scene near Donner Pass, Table peak in distance
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
113 | Castle Peak from Grant's Butte
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Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers | |
Castle Peak from Grant's Butte
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Courtesy of California State Library | ||
114 | Scene at Lake Angela. Altitude 7,300 feet
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
Scene at Lake Angela. Altitude 7,300 feet
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Courtesy of Phil Nathanson | ||
115 | Lake Angela, Mount King in the distance. Western Summit
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | |
Lake Angela, Mount King in the distance. Western Summit
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
116 | Camp near Summit Tunnel. Mount King in the distance
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
117 | Bluffs in Donner Pass, Western Summit. 500 feet high. Altitude of Pass 7,000 feet
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
Bluffs in Donner Pass, Western Summit. 500 feet high. Altitude of Pass 7,000 feet
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Courtesy of California State Library | ||
118 | Summit Tunnel - Eastern Portal. Length 1,660 feet
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | |
Summit Tunnel - Eastern Portal. Length 1,660 feet
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Courtesy of California State Library | ||
Summit Tunnel - Eastern Portal. Length 1,660 feet
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
119 | Laborers and Rocks near opening of Summit Tunnel
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
120 | Scene near Summit Tunnel. Eastern slope of Western Summit
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
121 | Grant's Peak and Palisade Rock-from Western Summit
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | |
Grant's Peak and Palisade Rock-from Western Summit
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Courtesy of California State Library | ||
122 | Palisade Rocks with Road and Teams descending Western Summit
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Courtesy of Len Walle | |
Palisade Rocks with Road and Teams descending Western Summit
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
123 | Lakeview Bluffs, 350 feet high, from Wagon Road
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
Lakeview Bluff, 350 feet high, from the Wagon Road
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Courtesy of Phil Nathanson | ||
124 | Road and Rocks at foot of Donner Peak | Courtesy of Cowan's Auctions | |
Road and Rocks at foot of Crested Peak, Eastern slope of Western Summit
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No Image Available | ||
125 | Donner Lake from Summit, Lakeview Bluff on the right
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | |
126 | Donner Lake and Eastern Summit, from top of Summit Tunnel, Western Summit
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | |
Donner Lake and Eastern Summit, from top of Summit Tunnel, Western Summit
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
127 | Donner Lake. Eastern Summits, 25 miles distance
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
Donner Lake, 110 miles from Sacramento, Eastern Summits, 25 miles distance
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Courtesy of Roger Genser - The Prints & The Pauper | ||
128 | Boating Party on Donner Lake
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
129 | Donner Lake. Crested Peak and Mt Lincoln in distance
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
Donner Lake. Crested Peak and Mt Lincoln in distance
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | ||
130 | View on Donner Lake, Altitude 5,964 feet
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | |
View on Donner Lake, Altitude 5,964 feet
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Courtesy of Phil Nathanson | ||
View on Donner Lake, Altitude 5,964 feet
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | ||
View on Donner Lake, Altitude 5,964 feet
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | ||
131 | Donner Lake, with Pass in distance. Altitude above lake 1,126 feet
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
Donner Lake, with Pass in distance. Altitude above lake 1,126 feet
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
132 | Donner Lake, Peak and Pass, from Wagon Road
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
133 | Stumps cut by Donner Party in 1846, Summit Valley
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
134 | Dry Creek Bridge, 17 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
135 | Locomotive on Trestle
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
Locomotive on Trestle
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | ||
136 | Train and Curve - Jenny Lind Flat
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
137 | Bound for the Mountains - 12 mile Tangent. 4 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | |
138 | Freight Depot at Newcastle, Placer County. 31 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
139 | Locomotive on Turntable
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
140 | Rocklin Granite Quarry, 22 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
141 | Tangent below Pino, 23 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
142 | Antelope Ridge, near Newcastle, 30 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
143 | Griffith's Granite Station
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
144 | American River Bridge - 400 feet long
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
American River Bridge – most distant view.
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Courtesy of Cowan's Auctions | ||
145 | Building Trestle at Newcastle, Placer County
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146 | Train on Embankment above Pino, with Hand-Car near
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Courtesy of Cowan's Auctions | |
147 | Train at Griffith's Station, Placer County
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
148 | View of American River Bridge, 3 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
149 | Colfax, Looking West. Illinoistown in distance
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
Colfax, Looking West. Illinoistown in distance
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
150 | Colfax, Looking East. Cape Horn 4 miles, and Grant's Gap 20 miles distant
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Courtesy of Phil Nathanson | |
151 | Cape Horn, from Ravine below
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | |
Cape Horn, from Ravine below
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
152 | Cape Horn, from American River. Railroad 1,400 feet above
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
153 | Hog Back Cut, 60 feet deep. 2 miles above Alta
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
154 | American River, from Green Bluffs
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
American River, from Green Bluffs
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Courtesy of California State Library | ||
American River, from Green Bluffs
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Courtesy of California State Library | ||
155 | View of the Forks of the American River, 3 miles above Alta
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
View of the Forks of the American River, 3 miles above Alta
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Courtesy of Bill Lee | ||
156 | Prospect Hill Cut, 150 feet deep, 74 feet wide
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
157 | Railroad West from Fort Point
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | |
158 | Across Blue Canyon, looking East
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
159 | Blue Canyon Embankment, 75 feet high
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
160 | Blue Canyon, 79 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
161 | Across Blue Canyon, looking West
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
162 | Lost Camp Spur Cut, 80 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
163 | Camp near Summit Tunnel. Mount King in the distance
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Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers | |
Camp near Summit Tunnel. Mount King in the distance
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
164 | Emigrant Gap, Snow Plow and Turntable
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
165 | Emigrant Gap, West from tunnel
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
166 | Emigrant Gap Tunnel
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
167 | Emigrant Gap, looking East. Yuba Mountains in distance
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
Emigrant Gap, looking East. Yuba Mountains in distance
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Courtesy of California State Library | ||
168 | Bear Valley, 85 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
Bear Valley, 85 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Cowan's Auctions | ||
169 | Valley, North Fork of Yuba, above Emigrant Gap. Old Man Mountain
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Courtesy of Cowan's Auctions | |
Valley, North Fork of Yuba, above Emigrant Gap. Old Man Mountain
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Courtesy of California State Library | ||
170 | Cement Ridge, Old Man Mountain in distance
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Courtesy of Cowan's Auctions | |
Cement Ridge, Old Man Mountain in distance
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
171 | Miller's Bluffs - Old Man Mountain in distance
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
172 | Echo Point, opposite Crystal Lake, looking West
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
173 | Echo Point and Rattlesnake Mountains
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | |
Echo Point and Rattlesnake Mountains
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
174 | Railroad, below Cisco and Crystal Lake
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
175 | Foot of Black Butte, above Crystal Lake
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
Foot of Black Butte, above Crystal Lake
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
176 | Black Butte, 91 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Len Walle | |
Black Butte, 91 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
177 | Crystal Lake and Railroad, from Black Butte
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Courtesy of Miguel A. Mata | |
178 | South Yuba Valley and Summit, from Black Butte
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
179 | Old Man Mountain, near Meadow Lake. Altitude 7,500
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
180 | Meadow Lake, 6,800 elevation. Knickerbocker Hill and Old Man Mountain
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | |
Meadow Lake, 6,800 elevation. Knickerbocker Hill and Old Man Mountain
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
181 | North Fork of South Yuba
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
182 | Oneonta at Cisco
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | |
183 | Main Street Upper Cisco. 5,911 feet elevation
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | |
184 | Upper Cisco, Rattlesnake and Yuba Mountains
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Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers | |
Upper Cisco, Rattlesnake and Yuba Mountains
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
185 | Depots at Cisco, Altitude 5,900 feet
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Courtesy of Len Walle | |
Depots at Cisco, Altitude 5,900 feet
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | ||
186 | View of South Yuba, below Cisco
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | |
187 | Summits of the Sierras, 8,000 to 10,000 feet altitude
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
Summits of the Sierras, 8,000 to 10,000 feet altitude
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
188 | Castle Peak, a Western Summit, 10,000 feet altitude
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Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers | |
Castle Peak, a Western Summit, 10,000 feet altitude
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
189 | Summit of Castle Peak, 10,000 feet altitude
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
Summit of Castle Peak, 10,000 feet altitude
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
190 | Summit of Castle Peak, from Northwest
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
Summit of Castle Peak, from Northwest
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
191 | Summit Valley, from Emigrant Mountain, looking west
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
Summit Valley, from Emigrant Mount. Alt. 8,200 feet, looking toward Cisco
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Courtesy of Phil Nathanson | ||
192 | Anderson Valley and Devil's Peak, from Emigrant Mountain. Western Summit
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
193 | Summit Station, Western Summit
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No Image Available | |
194 | Lakes of Anderson Valley, from Lava Bluff
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
195 | American Peak, in Spring. View near the Pass, Western Summit
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Courtesy of Carl Mautz | |
American Peak, in Spring. View near the Pass, Western Summit
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | ||
196 | Shaft House over Summit Tunnel. American Peak in distance
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | |
197 | Summit Tunnel, before completion - Western Summit - Altitude 7,042 feet
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
Summit Tunnel, before completion - Western Summit - Altitude 7,042 feet
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Courtesy of California State Library | ||
198 | East Portal of Summit Tunnel, Length 1,660 feet
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | |
199 | East Portal of Summit Tunnel, and Wagon Road, from Tunnel No 7
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Courtesy of California State Library | |
East Portal of Summit Tunnel, and Wagon Road, from Tunnel No 7
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Courtesy of Library of Congress |