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Alfred A. Hart 
Summary
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.
Alfred A. Hart | |
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| Born | 1816 |
| Died | 1908 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | photography |
| Notable work | stereoscopic photographs of the Transcontinental Railroad |
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- Alfred A. Hart - 19th Century Photographer of the Central Pacific Railroad Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
- The First Transcontinental Railroad - Alfred A. Hart photos, Stanford University Libraries
- Alfred A. Hart Photo Collection, University of Nevada, Reno Library
- Guide to the Alfred A. Hart Photograph collection, 1862-1869 at The Bancroft Library
- Alfred A. Hart's Stereoscopic Views of the Central Pacific Railroad, 1863-1869