Description: PC0002 Image no. 233. Cutting granite at Rocklin 22 miles from Sacramento
Photographer/artist: Alfred A. Hart
Date taken: 1860s
Photo location: Rocklin Granite Quarry
Type: photo
Subject: Transcontinental Railroad Construction
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Source: Stanford Collection
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Contributor: Stanford Libraries
Notes: Original image is 3.6 MB. Image at Stanford site. Importance of the Rocklin Quarry granite to Truckee. Truckee rebuilt its roundhouse using Rocklin granite in the walls of the roundhouse to make it more fire proof. HCS 1/16/2022. See also Goldbaum and Huffman's 2012 book, Waiting for the Cars, p. 38.
Rights: NOT FOR SALE; research only
Identifier: AAH0075
Serial Number: 2129
Donation: Alfred A. Hart Collection (AAH) collection (#34)
