"Donner Lake, with Crested Peak and Mt. Lincoln in distance." (Stereograph 129)
Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad.
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908
“Frame for Snow Covering, interior view.” (Stereograph 163)
Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad.
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908
Verso of, "View across River and Canyon, from top of Palisades" (Stereograph 341)
Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad.
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908
Verso of, "Secret Town, Trestle from the West, Length 1,100 feet." (Stereograph 48)
Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad.
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908
Verso of, “Secret Town, Trestle from the East, Height 90 feet.” (Stereograph 49)
Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad.
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908
“Summit Valley, Attitude 6,960 feet. Emigrant Mt. and R. R. Pass in distance." (Stereograph 109)
Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad.
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908
Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad.
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908
"Scene at Lake Angela, Altitude 7,300 feet" (Stereograph 114)
View of a log cabin on the bank of Lake Angela. Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad.
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908
"Long Ravine Bridge from below, 120 feet high." (Stereograph 42)
Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad, and this stereograph depicts one of the railroad's trestle bridges in California.
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908
Verso of, "Long Ravine Bridge from below, 120 feet high." (Stereograph 42)
Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad, and this stereograph depicts one of the railroad's trestle bridges in California.
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908
“Secret Town, Trestle from the East, Height 90 feet.” (Stereograph 49)
Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad.
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908
Verso of, “Castle Peak from Railroad, above Donner Lake. (Stereograph 258)
Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad.
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Verso of, "In the Mariposa Grove" (Stereograph 1168)
Hand-written caption. Signed by Watkins. A log cabin sits next to a giant sequoia.
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
“Tasayac, or the Half Dome, 5000 feet. Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.” (Stereograph 37)
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
"In the Mariposa Grove" (Stereograph 1168)
Hand-written caption. Signed by Watkins. A log cabin sits next to a giant sequoia.
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916