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From 1862 to 1869 the Central Pacific Railroad, building from the West, and the Union Pacific Railroad, building from the East, raced to complete the first transcontinental railroad. Alfred A. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific during construction and published 364 views. In 1870 Watkins acquired the Hart negatives and published them under the series title Watkins Pacific Railroad.
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| 151 | Cape Horn, from Ravine below
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 152 | Cape Horn, from American River. Railroad 1,400 feet above
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 153 | Hog Back Cut, 60 feet deep. 2 miles above Alta
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 154 | American River, from Green Bluffs
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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American River, from Green Bluffs
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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American River, from Green Bluffs
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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| 155 | View of the Forks of the American River, 3 miles above Alta
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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View of the Forks of the American River, 3 miles above Alta
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Courtesy of Bill Lee | 
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| 156 | Prospect Hill Cut, 150 feet deep, 74 feet wide
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 157 | Railroad West from Fort Point
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Courtesy of Online Archive of California | 
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| 158 | Across Blue Canyon, looking East
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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| 159 | Blue Canyon Embankment, 75 feet high
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 160 | Blue Canyon, 79 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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| 161 | Across Blue Canyon, looking West
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 162 | Lost Camp Spur Cut, 80 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 163 | Camp near Summit Tunnel. Mount King in the distance
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Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers | 
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Camp near Summit Tunnel. Mount King in the distance
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Courtesy of Library of Congress | 
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| 164 | Emigrant Gap, Snow Plow and Turntable
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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| 165 | Emigrant Gap, West from tunnel
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Courtesy of The Huntington Library | 
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| 166 | Emigrant Gap Tunnel
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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| 167 | Emigrant Gap, looking East. Yuba Mountains in distance
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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Emigrant Gap, looking East. Yuba Mountains in distance
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Courtesy of California State Library | 
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| 168 | Bear Valley, 85 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Steve Heselton | 
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Bear Valley, 85 miles from Sacramento
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Courtesy of Cowan's Auctions | 
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| 169 | Valley, North Fork of Yuba, above Emigrant Gap. Old Man Mountain
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Courtesy of Cowan's Auctions | 
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