Falls on the Yuba River, near Crystal Lake - Central Pacific Railroad – Vintage Wall Art
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(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 Falls on the Yuba River, near Crystal Lake - Central Pacific Railroad in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Falls on the Yuba River, near Crystal Lake - Central Pacific Railroad
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Falls on the Yuba River, near Crystal Lake, show the rugged Sierra Nevada country that the Central Pacific Railroad had to cross on its route over Donner Pass. The view is a half of a stereograph, a paired image meant to be seen through a viewer for a three-dimensional effect, and this one is from the *Gems of California Scenery* series, number 1273. Published around 1866, when the railroad was pushing its track up through the mountains, it reflects the period's interest in both the engineering challenge and the wild scenery. The record's date and caption details come from an older card and have not been independently verified, but the picture still shows how the mountain landscape looked to travelers and builders of the time.
| 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. 1273. 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 × 1,470 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-116145 |
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