Camp near Summit Tunnel Mount King in the distance – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Camp near Summit Tunnel Mount King in the distance comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Camp near Summit Tunnel Mount King in the distance
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The stereograph shows a work camp near the Summit Tunnel on the Central Pacific Railroad, with Mount King rising in the distance. The tunnel was part of the railroad's push across the Sierra Nevada in the mid-1860s, a stretch of construction that relied on hand drilling, black powder and large crews of laborers. The card is numbered 116 in a series of Sierra Nevada scenes and came from the collection of Marian S. Carson. Its subject headings also list John C. Calhoun's tomb and St. Philip's Church in Charleston, which do not match the title, so researchers should check the cataloging against the image.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph albumen. |
| Notes | No. 116. Title from item. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. · Carson Marian S. collector. |
| Subjects | Calhoun John C. (John Caldwell) 1782-1850--Tomb--South Carolina--Charleston. St. Philips Church (Charleston S.C.)--1860-1870. Tombs & sepulchral monuments--South Carolina--Charleston--1860-1870. Churches--South Carolina--Charleston--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Stereograph Cards |
| Original scan | 4,788 × 2,346 px · prints to 16 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-268134 |
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