Hornet Hill Cut, Central Pacific Railroad near Gold Run – Antique 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 historic photograph of Hornet Hill Cut, Central Pacific Railroad near Gold Run brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hornet Hill Cut, Central Pacific Railroad near Gold Run
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Hornet Hill Cut is a rock excavation near Gold Run, on the Central Pacific line as it climbed the Sierra Nevada toward Donner Pass. Published in 1866 as one half of a stereograph pair in the *Gems of California Scenery* series, the view shows the deep cuts that crews dug through the foothills with hand tools and black powder. The Central Pacific was building eastward from Sacramento at the time, and much of that labor was done by Chinese workers. Stereographs like this one were sold widely, so the picture also reflects how the railroad was presented to the public.
| Created / published | [published 1866] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1092. LOT subdivision subject: Central Pacific Railroad--Equipment and Tracks on 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-115634 |
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