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# | Miles | Titles | Additional Description |
Muybridge | |||
Central Pacific
Rail Road. Illustrated by
Helios' Flying Studio Union Pacific Rail Road. Illustrated by Helios' Flying Studio |
Verso:
Photographic Illustrations of the Pacific Coast Helios Flying Studio Views of California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Vancouver Island, Central and Union Pacific Railroads, Yosemite, Mammoth Trees, Mining Scenes, Studies of Trees, Clouds, Etc., Etc., Published by Edw. J. Muybridge, Photographic View Artist. Studio--121 Montgomery Street. 111 Montgomery Street, San Francisco |
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Muybridge: Charles Crocker Residence, San Francisco. | ||
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Muybridge: -, San Francisco. | ||
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Muybridge: -Front Elevation- S.C.Bugbee & Son - Architects - [San Francisco]. | ||
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Muybridge: Central Pacific R R Ferry, Davis St [San Francisco] | ||
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Muybridge: Moonlight effect, Steamer El Capitan. | ||
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Muybridge: Mount Stanford, from Western Summit Sierra Nevada Mountains. | Bradley &
Rulofson:
CATALOG ofPhotographic Views Illustrating The Yosemite, Mammoth Trees, Geyser Springs, and other remarkable and Interesting Scenery of the Far West, By MUYBRIDGE.Published by BRADLEY & RULOFSON, Gallery of Portrait and Landscape Photographic Art, 429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California. Francis & Valentine, Printers, 517 Clay St., S. F., [June] 1873. STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS. See pp. 13-16: "CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD This road extends from San Francisco to Ogden, a distance of 881 miles, and crosses the Sierra Nevada mountains at an elevation of 7,042 feet above sea level. At Humboldt Palisades, on the banks of the Truckee, in the neighborhood of the Summit, Trianyon Point and Cape Horn, view of surpassing grandour abound; and in the immediate vicinity of the line, at Lake Tahoe, and Soda Springs are some of the finest mountain views in the world." [687-800, 829-831, 865-867] |
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Muybridge: Snow Sheds, Western Summit Sierra Nevada Mountains. | ||
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Muybridge: Lake Donner, from Western Summit Sierra Nevada Mountains, looking North. | ||
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Muybridge: Interior of Snow Sheds, Western Summit Sierra Nevada Mountains. | ||
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Muybridge: Lake Flora, (Crater of an extinct Volcano,) near Summit Valley, Sierra Nevada Mountains. | ||
693 | Muybridge: Mount Stanford, from Lake Flora, near Summit Valley, Sierra Nevada Mountains. | ||
694 | Muybridge: Lake Flora, (Crater of an extinct Volcano,) near Summit Valley. Mount Stanford in the distance. | Bancroft Library lists title as: "Lake Flora, (crater of an extinct volcano), near Western Summit, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Mt. Stanford in the distance, looking south." | |
695 | Muybridge: Lake Flora, (Crater of an extinct Volcano,) near Summit Valley. Mount Crocker in the distance, looking South. | ||
696 | Muybridge: Mount Crocker, looking South from Lake Flora, (Crater of an extinct Volcano,) near Summit Valley. | ||
697 | Muybridge: Lake Flora, (Crater of an extinct Volcano,) near Summit Valley. Mount Crocker in the distance. | ||
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Muybridge: The Railroad from Lake Flora, looking West. | ||
699 | Muybridge: Rhinoceros Rock, Mount Volcano, Western Summit Sierra Nevada Mountains. | ||
700
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Muybridge: The Railroad from Rhinoceros Rock, Mount Volcano. Western Summit Sierra Nevada Mountains. | ||
702
703 |
Muybridge: Palisade Lake, near Western Summit Sierra Nevada Mountains. | ||
704
705 706 |
Muybridge: The Devil's Peak, from Palisade Lake, near Western Summit Sierra Nevada Mountains. | ||
707
708 709 |
Muybridge: The shore of Lake Taho, near Taho City. | Modern spelling is "Tahoe". | |
710 | Muybridge: Taho House on the shore of Lake Taho. | ||
711
712 |
Muybridge: The shore of Lake Taho, near Taho City. | ||
713 | Muybridge: Lake Donner, Western Summit Sierra Nevada Mountains in the distance. | ||
714 | Muybridge: Lake Donner, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Mount Stanford in the distance. | ||
715 | Muybridge: Cisco, Red Mountain in the distance. | ||
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Muybridge: Snow Sheds at Cisco, from the East. | ||
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Muybridge: Snow Sheds at Cisco, from the West. | ||
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Muybridge: Snow Sheds at Emigrant Gap, from the East. | ||
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Muybridge: Snow Sheds at Emigrant Gap, looking West. | Bancroft Library lists title as: 719, 721 "Snow Sheds at Emigrant Gap, from the East." | |
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Muybridge: Emigrant Gap, looking West. | ||
723
724 725 726 |
Muybridge: Bear Valley from Emigrant Gap. | ||
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Muybridge: Boca, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: Boca and crossing of the little Truckee from the West. Mount Davidson in the distance. | ||
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Muybridge: Lake Boca, Little Truckee River, looking North. | ||
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Muybridge: Bridge over the Truckee River, near Boca. | ||
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Muybridge: First crossing of the Truckee, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: Lumber Mill at Rocky Glen, Truckee River. | ||
733
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Muybridge: Second crossing of the Truckee, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: Third crossing of the Truckee, looking North. | ||
736 | Muybridge: Truckee River near the Third crossing. | ||
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Muybridge: Moonlight effect on the Truckee River. | Bancroft Library lists title as: "Moonlight effect, Truckee River." | |
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Muybridge: Tunnel No. 15, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: View from the top of Tunnel No. 15, Truckee River, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: Fifth and last crossing of the Truckee, near Wadsworth, looking North. | ||
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Muybridge: Wadsworth, on the Truckee River. | ||
742 | Muybridge: Palisade, on the Humboldt River, looking East. | ||
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Muybridge: Humboldt Palisades, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: Humboldt Palisades, looking East. | ||
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Muybridge: Trestle constructed by the U. P. R. R. between Promontory and Blue Creek. | ||
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Muybridge: Trestle constructed by the U. P. R. R. between Promontory and Blue Creek, Great Salt Lake in the distance. | ||
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Muybridge: Rock Cut between Promontory and Blue Creek. | ||
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Muybridge: Corinne, from the Railroad Station. | ||
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Muybridge: Bear River crossing, near Corinne, looking East. | ||
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Muybridge: Bear River crossing, near Corinne, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: Shoshone Indians at Corinne. | ||
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Muybridge: Shoshone Indian Camp, Wasatch Mountains. | ||
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Muybridge: Approaching Storm, Wasatch Mountains from the Weber River, near Ogden. | Bancroft Library lists title as: "Coming Storm, Wasatch Mountains, from the Weber River, near Ogden." | |
757 | Muybridge: Early Morning, Wasatch mountains, from the Weber River, near Ogden. | ||
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Muybridge: Utah Central Railroad, crossing of the Weber River, near Ogden. | ||
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Muybridge: Weber River, near Ogden, Wasatch Mountains in the distance. | ||
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Muybridge: Wasatch Mountains, from the Weber River. | ||
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Muybridge: Colfax, from the Southeast. | ||
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Muybridge: Bloomer Cut, near Auburn, 85 feet deep. | Bancroft Library lists title as: "Bloomer Cut--85 feet deep, 800 feet long--looking East." | |
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Muybridge: Long Ravine Bridge, 113 feet high, looking East. | ||
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Muybridge: Long Ravine Bridge, 113 feet high, looking North. | ||
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Muybridge: Long Ravine Trestle, 113 feet high, looking North. | Bancroft Library lists title as: "Long Ravine Trestle--113 feet high--looking North." | |
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Muybridge: Long Ravine Trestle and Bridge, 113 feet high, 878 feet long, looking East. | Bancroft Library lists title as: "Long Ravine Trestle and Bridge, 113 feet high--878 feet long--looking East." | |
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Muybridge: Long Ravine Trestle and Bridge, 113 feet high, 878 feet long, looking West. | ||
769 | Muybridge: Distant View of Cape Horn, from near Colfax. | ||
770 | Muybridge: Cape Horn Valley from below, looking East. | ||
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Muybridge: Cape Horn from Mineral Bar Bridge, 2,500 feet below. | ||
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Muybridge: Cape Horn, looking West. | ||
775 | Muybridge: Cape Horn, looking East. | ||
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Muybridge: View from Cape Horn, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: View from Cape Horn, looking South. Mineral Bar Bridge 2,500 feet below. | Bancroft Library lists title as: "View from Cape Horn, looking South--Mineral Bar Bridge 2,500 feet below." | |
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Muybridge: View from base of Cape Horn. | ||
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Muybridge: Gold Run, looking North. | Bancroft Library lists title as: "Gold Run, looking South." | |
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Muybridge: Flumes for Hydraulic Mining at Gold Run. | ||
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Muybridge: Alta, from the West. | ||
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Muybridge: Winter View of Alta. | ||
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Muybridge: Cut at Alta, looking East. | ||
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Muybridge: Cut at Alta, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: Cut at Alta, from the East. | ||
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Muybridge: Eureka Cut, between Shady Run and Alta, looking East. | Bancroft Library
lists title as: "Eureka Cut, between Shady Run and Alta, looking West."
Bancroft Library lists variant view: "Eureka Cut, between Shady Run and Alta, looking east." |
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Muybridge: Eureka Cut, between Shady Run and Alta, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: Green Valley from Eureka Cut, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: Eureka Cut, looking West. | Bancroft Library lists title as: "Eureka Cut, between Shady Run and Alta, looking west." | |
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Muybridge: Eureka Cut, looking East. | ||
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Muybridge: Green Valley from Eureka Cut, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: Tri-Kanyon, point between Shady Run and Alta, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: Tri-Kanyon, point between Shady Run and Alta, looking East. | ||
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Muybridge: Giant's Gap from Tri-Kanyon, point looking West. | ||
801 | Muybridge: Devil's Gate Bridge, Lower Weber Canyon, looking South. | Bradley &
Rulofson:
CATALOG ... [June] 1873. See pp. 16-18: "UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. This road extends from Omaha to Ogden, a distance of 1,032 miles, and crosses the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of 8,212 feet above sea level. For a long distance this road extends over elevated plateaus, affording few points of scenic interest; but in the neighborhood of Sherman on the Black Hills, on the banks of the Weber, and in the Echo and Weber Canyons, many beautiful and interesting views may be obtained." [801-828] |
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802
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Muybridge: Devil's Gate Bridge, Lower Weber Canyon, looking West. | ||
805 | Muybridge: Devil's Gate, Lower Weber Canyon, from the railroad, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: Devil's Gate, Lower Weber Canyon, looking South, railroad in the distance. | ||
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Muybridge: Devil's Gate, Lower Weber Canyon, looking West. | ||
809 | Muybridge: Lower Weber Canyon, from Devil's Gate, looking East. | ||
810 | Muybridge: Tunnel No. 3, Upper Weber Canyon, looking West. | ||
811 | Muybridge: Upper Weber Canyon, from Tunnel No. 8, looking East. | ||
812 | Muybridge: Bend of the Weber, Upper Weber Canyon, near Tunnel No. [?] looking West. | ||
813 | Muybridge: Index Rock, near Tunnel No. 3, Upper Weber Canyon, looking East. | ||
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Muybridge: Devil's Slide (parallel vertical strata of hard rock) from the railroad, looking South. | Bancroft Library lists title as: 814 "Devil's Slide, Upper Weber Kanyon, from the railroad, looking south." | |
816 | Muybridge: Bridge on the Weber, near Devil's Slide, looking West. | ||
817 | Muybridge: View on the Weber, near Devil's slide, looking East. | ||
818 | Muybridge: Sphynx Rock, and Crossing of the Weber, near Devil's Slide, looking East. | ||
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Muybridge: Thousand mile tree, 1000 miles West of Omaha. | ||
820 | Muybridge: Thousand mile tree, 1000 miles West of Omaha, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: Thousand mile tree, 1000 miles West of Omaha, looking East. | ||
822 | Muybridge: Mouth of Echo Canyon, Pulpit Rock and Weber River, looking West. | ||
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Muybridge: Pulpit Rock, mouth of Echo Canyon looking West. | ||
825 | Muybridge: Beacon Rock, near Castle Rock Stations, Echo Canyon, after a Snow Storm. | ||
826 | Muybridge: Watch Tower, near Castle Rock Station, Echo Canyon. | ||
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Muybridge: Witches Rocks, Echo Canyon. | ||
829
830 |
Muybridge: Tunnel No. 1, the first bored on the C. P. R. R., looking East. | Bradley &
Rulofson:
CATALOG ... [June] 1873. See pp. 13-16: "CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD. ... " [687-800, 829-831, 865-867] |
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Muybridge: Candle Rock, near Alta, Railroad 500 feet below. | ||
865
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Muybridge: Trestle and crossing of the American River, near Sacramento, 5,145 feet long. | ||
960 | Muybridge: Crossing of the Sacramento River, at Sacramento River. | Bradley &
Rulofson:
CATALOG ... [June] 1873. See p. 18: "CALIFORNIA PACIFIC RAILROAD. ..." [ ... 960-961] |
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961 | Muybridge: Crossing of the Sacramento River at Sacramento and Wharves of the C. P. R. R. |
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