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Charles Roscoe Savage — Secret Town Trestle, near Gold Run, from the series "Central Pacific Railroad"

Charles Roscoe Savage

Secret Town Trestle, near Gold Run, from the series "Central Pacific Railroad"

1859

Documenting the ambitious engineering feats of railroad construction, this stereoscopic image served both as historical record and popular entertainment for eastern audiences curious about western development.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Charles Roscoe Savage, Secret Town Trestle, near Gold Run, from the series "Central Pacific Railroad", 1859

Documenting the ambitious engineering feats of railroad construction, this stereoscopic image served both as historical record and popular entertainment for eastern audiences curious about western development.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1859
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Albumen Print, Documentary, American, Railroad, Landscape, Nature

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