Main Street, Cisco, Placer County. Central Pacific Railroad – Vintage Wall Art
![Main Street, Cisco, Placer County. Central Pacific Railroad, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9b/9bf15a192145-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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Main Street, Cisco, Placer County. Central Pacific Railroad comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Main Street, Cisco, Placer County. Central Pacific Railroad
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Cisco, a mountain stop in Placer County, took its name from John J. Cisco, a New York banker who helped finance the Central Pacific, and this half of a stereograph shows its main street during the years when the railroad was being pushed up through the Sierra Nevada. Issued in the Gems of California series and dated 1866 in its record, the card was meant to be viewed alongside its companion image through a stereoscope, which gave parlor audiences a sense of depth. Only this single half survives here, and its caption details have been revised over time, so some specifics should be read with care.
| 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. 1258. LOT subdivision subject: Placer County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card with subsequent revisions. No copy print found in LOT. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,433 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-116510 |
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