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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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| 300 | Pleasant Valley. Lower Canyon of the Truckee
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | 
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Pleasant Valley. Lower Canyon of the Truckee
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 301 | Pleasant Valley, looking West, Lower Canyon of the Truckee River
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | 
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Pleasant Valley, looking West, Lower Canyon of the Truckee River
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 302 | Pleasant Valley, looking East. Lower Canyon of the Truckee River
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | 
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Pleasant Valley, looking East. Lower Canyon of the Truckee River
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 303 | Red Bluffs, looking from the West. Lower Canyon of the Truckee River
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 304 | Looking West from Red Bluffs. Lower Canyon of Truckee River
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 305 | Red Bluffs, Lower Canyon of the Truckee. 178 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | 
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Red Bluffs, Lower Canyon of the Truckee. 178 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 306 | Truckee River, near Wadsworth. Lower Canyon of the Truckee
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 307 | The Goliah at Wadsworth. Big Bend of Truckee River
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Courtesy of Bill Lee | 
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| 308 | Wadsworth, Big Bend of the Truckee River. Washoe Range in distance
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | 
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| 309 | Turntable at Wadsworth
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 310 | Construction train on the desert, near Humbolt Lake
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 311 | Construction Train on Alkali Desert
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 312 | Alkali Flat, Construction train in distance
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| 313 | Chinese Camp, Brown's Station
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 314 | Brown's Station. 234 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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| 315 | Water Train, opposite Humboldt Lake
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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Water Train, opposite Humboldt Lake
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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Water Train, opposite Humboldt Lake
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 316 | End of Track, near Humboldt Lake
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 317 | End of Track, on Humboldt Plains
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 318 | Lower Crossing of Humboldt River
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 319 | Winnemucca Depot. 334 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | 
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| 320 | Winnemucca Town and Peak. 334 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 321 | Advance of Civilization, End of Track, near Iron Point
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | 
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Advance of Civilization, End of Track, near Iron Point
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 322 | Advance of Civilization. Scene on the Humboldt Desert
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Courtesy of Russell Norton - www.stereoview.com | 
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Advance of Civilization. Scene on the Humboldt Desert
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 323 | Shoshone Indians, looking at Locomotive
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Courtesy of Russell Norton - www.stereoview.com | 
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| 324 | Shoshone Indians, Humboldt Plains
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | 
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| 325 | Car of Sup't of Construction. End of Track
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 326 | Argenta Station, at Skull Ranch, 395 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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| 327 | Chinese Camp, at End of Track
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 328 | Powder Bluff. West end of 10 mile Canyon
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 329 | Second Crossing of Humboldt River. 430 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 330 | Commencement of Snow Storm. Scene East of Second Crossing of Humboldt
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Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers | 
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Commencement of Snow Storm. Scene East of Second Crossing of Humboldt
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 331 | Sentinel Rock. Ten Mile Canyon
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Courtesy of Phil Nathanson | 
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| 332 | Team Camp - Evening View, End of Track
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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| 333 | Curving Iron. Ten Mile Canyon
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | 
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| 334 | Humboldt Gate. Ten Mile Canyon
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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Humboldt Gate. Ten Mile Canyon
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 335 | Building Water Tank. Trout Creek Mountains in Distance
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 336 | Entering the Palisades. Ten Mile Canyon
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 337 | The Palisades, Ten Mile Canyon
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 338 | First Construction Train passing the Palisades, Ten Mile Canyon
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | 
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First Construction Train passing the Palisades, Ten Mile Canyon
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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| 339 | Alcove in Palisades, Ten Mile Canyon
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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Alcove in Palisades, Ten Mile Canyon
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 340 | Indian viewing R.R. from Top of Palisades, 435 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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Indian viewing R.R. from Top of Palisades, 435 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Len Walle | 
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Indian viewing R.R. from Top of Palisades, 435 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 341 | View across the River and Canyon, from top of Palisades
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Courtesy of The New York Public Library | 
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View across the River and Canyon, from top of Palisades
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 342 | Shoshone Indians. 10 mile Canyon
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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Shoshone Indians. 10 mile Canyon
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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| 832 | Shos Hone Indians
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Courtesy of Lawrence T Jones III | 
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| 343 | Train at Argenta, 396 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 344 | Machine Shops at Carlin. 445 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 345 | Carlin from the water tanks, looking West
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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| 346 | Depot at Elko
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 347 | Elko from the West, 468 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 348 | Water tank at Peko, 488 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Cowan's Auctions | 
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| 349 | Scene near Deeth, 505 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 350 | Railroad Camp near Victory. 10 1/4 miles laid in one day
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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| 351 | Monument Point from Lake. 669 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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| 352 | Salt Lake from Monument Point. 669 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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Salt Lake from Monument Point. 669 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 353 | Poetry and Prose. Scene at Monument Point, North end of Salt Lake
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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Poetry and Prose. Scene at Monument Point, North end of Salt Lake
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 354 | The First Greeting of the Iron Horse. Promontory Point, May 9, 1869
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 355 | The Last Rail. The Invocation, Fixing the Wire, May 10, 1869
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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The Last Rail. The Invocation, Fixing the Wire, May 10, 1869
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 356 | The Last Rail is laid. Scene at Promontory Point, May 10, 1869
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | 
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| 357 | The Rival Monarchs. Scene at Promontory Point, May 10, 1869
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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| 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 | 
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| 361 | Looking West from Taylor's Mills
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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| 362 | Taylor's Mills, Wasatch Range
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 363 | Ogden and Wahsatch Range. 742 Miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers | 
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| 364 | Railroad at Ogden, Wasatch Range in distance
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Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers | 
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Railroad at Ogden, Wasatch Range in distance
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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