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Thomas Houseworth & Co. — A Full Team on the Sierras - From the Central Pacific Railroad, No. 1286 from the series "Central Pacific Railroad"

Thomas Houseworth & Co.

A Full Team on the Sierras - From the Central Pacific Railroad, No. 1286 from the series "Central Pacific Railroad"

1867

Documenting the monumental engineering achievement of the transcontinental railroad, this stereoscopic photograph captures both the technological triumph and the challenging terrain of the American West.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Thomas Houseworth & Co., A Full Team on the Sierras - From the Central Pacific Railroad, No. 1286 from the series "Central Pacific Railroad", 1867

Documenting the monumental engineering achievement of the transcontinental railroad, this stereoscopic photograph captures both the technological triumph and the challenging terrain of the American West.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1867
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Nineteenth Century, Albumen Print, Stereo Photograph, Train, Documentary, Historic, American, Landscape, Sepia, Mountain

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