Meadow Lake, Summit City, Knickerbocker Hill and Old Man Mountain, Sentral Pacific Railroad – Antique Wall Art
![Meadow Lake, Summit City, Knickerbocker Hill and Old Man Mountain, Sentral Pacific Railroad, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fb/fb1ed02976b3-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Meadow Lake, Summit City, Knickerbocker Hill and Old Man Mountain, Sentral Pacific Railroad. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Meadow Lake, Summit City, Knickerbocker Hill and Old Man Mountain, Sentral Pacific Railroad
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Meadow Lake, Summit City, Knickerbocker Hill and Old Man Mountain are the named sites in this view, all tied to the Central Pacific Railroad's climb over the Sierra Nevada near Donner Pass. Summit City was a construction-era camp along that route, and the railroad's crews worked through this rugged country in the mid-1860s, cutting grades and tunnels through granite. Albumen stereographs like this one were sold in pairs and viewed through a stereoscope, which gave the scenery a sense of depth. This print is only one half of its pair, so the record preserves just one side of the original view.
| 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. 1288. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Pass Lakes. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,453 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115949 |
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