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'''Alfred A. Hart''' (1816-1908) was a 19th century [[United States|American]] [[photographer]] for the [[Central Pacific Railroad]]. Hart was the official photographer of the western half of the [[First Transcontinental Railroad (North America)|first |
'''Alfred A. Hart''' (1816-1908) was a 19th century [[United States|American]] [[photographer]] for the [[Central Pacific Railroad]]. Hart was the official photographer of the western half of the [[First Transcontinental Railroad (North America)|first transcontinental railroad]], for which he took 364 historic [[stereoscopy|stereoviews]] of the [[railroad]] construction in the 1860s. Hart sold his negatives to [[Carleton Watkins]], who continued to publish the CPRR stereoviews in the 1870s.[[Image:EnteringPalisadesNV.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Alfred Hart's photograph #336 of Palisades (Ten Mile) Canyon and the [[Humboldt River]], during construction of the [[First Transcontinental Railroad|Transcontinental Railroad]].]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://CPRR.org Alfred A. Hart - 19th Century Photographer of the Central Pacific Railroad] |
*[http://CPRR.org Alfred A. Hart - 19th Century Photographer of the Central Pacific Railroad] |
Revision as of 23:18, 15 March 2009
Alfred A. Hart (1816-1908) was a 19th century American photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad. Hart was the official photographer of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, for which he took 364 historic stereoviews of the railroad construction in the 1860s. Hart sold his negatives to Carleton Watkins, who continued to publish the CPRR stereoviews in the 1870s.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/EnteringPalisadesNV.jpg/250px-EnteringPalisadesNV.jpg)
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- Alfred A. Hart - 19th Century Photographer of the Central Pacific Railroad
- The Railroad Photographs of Alfred A. Hart, Artist (book by Mead B. Kibbey)