Capitol Granite Quarry at Rocklin 22 miles from Sacramento – Historic Photograph Print
(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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Step back in time with Capitol Granite Quarry at Rocklin 22 miles from Sacramento, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Capitol Granite Quarry at Rocklin 22 miles from Sacramento
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Among the Central Pacific views in this series, this card of the Capitol granite quarry at Rocklin, 22 miles from Sacramento, stands out for its industrial subject. Rocklin lay along the railroad line under construction in the mid-1860s, and its granite went toward building the state capitol in Sacramento, tying the railroad's progress to the making of California's seat of government. Issued as part of a set of Sierra Nevada scenes, the card was meant to be viewed through a stereoscope, which gave the rough quarry faces a sense of depth. The catalog also lists Cape Horn cliffs among its subjects, a reminder that the series mixed quarry sites with the mountain landscape the railroad crossed.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph albumen. |
| Notes | No. 232. Title from item. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad California. Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. · Carson Marian S. collector. |
| Subjects | Canyons--California--Cape Horn--1860-1880. Cliffs--California--1860-1880. Mountains--California--1860-1880. Cape Horn (Calif : Cliff)--1860-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Stereograph Cards |
| Original scan | 4,845 × 2,394 px · prints to 16 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-268139 |
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