Across the Continent: Excursion train rounding Cape Horn, Great American Canon – Antique Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Across the Continent: Excursion train rounding Cape Horn, Great American Canon. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Across the Continent: Excursion train rounding Cape Horn, Great American Canon
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Cape Horn is a bluff on the Central Pacific's mainline where the Sacramento River canyon narrows, and this picture shows a passenger train curving along the rock shelf high above the water. The railroad built this route through the Sierra foothills in the 1860s and 1870s, and by the time the scene was popularized the line had become a showpiece for tourists heading west. The "Great American Canon" in the title refers to the river gorge below, which excursion travelers were encouraged to view from the windows. Note how the artist exaggerates the cliffs and the train's scale to make the journey look daring, a common device in railroad promotion of the era.
| Original scan | 1,500 × 1,143 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | across the continent |
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