Title:
Across the continent, the snow sheds on the Central Pacific Railroad, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Creator/Contributor:
Becker, Joseph (1841-1910), American, artist (artist)
B. & H., undetermined (undetermined)
Date:
[18--]
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0808--C
Format:
print on paper: engraving
43.2 x 56.4 cm.
Content/Description:
Winter scene with train and cars (C.P.R.R.) emerging from snowsheds as Chinese workers come down to greet train; snow-covered
hills and mountains in distance.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): B. & H.; (LR): From a sketch by Joseph Becker.
Subjects:
Chinese;
Laborers;
Railroads;
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Genre/Format:
Engravings