Group of seven (7) stereoviews of the engineering marvels of the Central Pacific Railroad through the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Truckee River region, ca. late 1860s to early 1870s. Published by official CPRR photographer Alfred A. Hart from his "Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains" series, along with views issued by Thomas Houseworth & Co. All on yellow mounts. 

The lot includes:

1. 72. Culvert at Canon Creek. Series, "Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains." Sacramento: Alfred A. Hart. Imprint to mount recto and verso. 

2. 28. Road and Trestle, near Lovell's Ranch. Series, "Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains." Sacramento: Alfred A. Hart. Imprint to mount recto and verso. 

3. 1252. Snow Sheds on the Central Pacific Railroad, near Cisco, Placer County. Series, "Central Pacific Railroad." San Francisco: Thomas Houseworth & Co. Imprint to mount recto and verso. 

4. The Snow Plow—Cisco, Placer County. Series, "Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains." Sacramento: Alfred A. Hart. Imprint to mount recto and verso. Period ink inscription potentially identifying person and date to mount verso. 

5. 279. Fourth Crossing of Truckee River. Series, "Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains." Sacramento: Alfred A. Hart. Imprint to mount recto and verso. 

6. 1263. Snow Plow of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, near Cisco. Series, "Photographic Views of the Pacific Coast." San Francisco: Thomas Houseworth & Co. Imprint to mount recto and verso. 

7. 48. Secrettown Trestle from the west. Series, "Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains." Sacramento: Alfred A. Hart. Imprint to mount recto and verso. 

Together, these views provide an invaluable on-the-ground visual record of the monumental labor and engineering triumph that conquered the granite spine of the Sierra Nevada to bind the continent together. They represent cornerstone artifacts of Western expansion and American railroad history.

[Transcontinental Railroad, Central Pacific Railroad, CPRR, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Alfred A. Hart, Thomas Houseworth, Stereoviews, Railroad Photography, Western Americana, Snow Plow, Snow Shed, Trestle Bridge, Truckee River, 1860s, 1870s]

Very good condition overall. Prints exhibit rich contrast, deep tones, and sharp focus, with minor occasional surface soiling and edge rubbing to mounts.