Castle Peak. Head waters of the Yuba River - 10,000 feet above the sea - Central Pacific Railroad – Antique Wall Art
![Castle Peak. Head waters of the Yuba River - 10,000 feet above the sea - Central Pacific Railroad, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/38/3854f653cf47-L.webp)
(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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Castle Peak. Head waters of the Yuba River - 10,000 feet above the sea - Central Pacific Railroad comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Castle Peak. Head waters of the Yuba River - 10,000 feet above the sea - Central Pacific Railroad
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Castle Peak, above the headwaters of the Yuba River in the Sierra Nevada, is the subject here, and the caption ties the scene to the Central Pacific Railroad's Donner Pass route. Issued around 1866 as part of the *Gems of California Scenery* series, the view dates from the years when the Central Pacific was building its line over the mountains, a project that brought engineers and photographers into this high country. The Library holds only one half of the original stereograph pair, so the image lacks its partner. The elevation and date come from an old caption card and have not been independently verified.
| Created / published | [published 1866] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1269. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Pass Route. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,465 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-116105 |
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