Poetry and prose. Scene at Monument Point north end of Salt Lake – Vintage Photo 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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This rare historic photograph captures Poetry and prose. Scene at Monument Point north end of Salt Lake in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Poetry and prose. Scene at Monument Point north end of Salt Lake
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Titled "Poetry and prose," this stereo card is labeled as a view at Monument Point, at the north end of Salt Lake, though its subject headings place the tracks in Pleasant Valley, Nevada. Made in 1865, it belongs to a numbered series of Central Pacific Railroad scenes, taken while the company was building its line across the Great Basin. Stereographs like this were sold for viewing through a stereoscope, which gave viewers a sense of depth in the new railroad landscape.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph albumen. |
| Notes | No. 353. Title from item. Part of series: Central Pacific Railroad Utah. Scenes near the Great Salt Lake. · Carson Marian S. collector. |
| Subjects | Central Pacific Railroad Company. Railroad tracks--Nevada--Pleasant Valley--1860-1870. Pleasant Valley (Pershing County Nev.)--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,608 × 2,250 px · prints to 15 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-268473 |
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