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Alfred A. Hart
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 (North America), first transcontinental railroad, for which he took 364 historic stereoscopy, 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. Bibliography * External linksAlfred A. Hart - 19th Century Photographer of the Central Pacific RailroadCentral Pacific Railroad Photographic History MuseumThe First Transcontinental Railroad - Alfred A. Hart photos Stanford University LibrariesAlfred A. Hart Photo Collection University of Nevada, Reno LibraryGuide to the Alfred A. Hart Photograph collection, 1862-1869at The Bancroft LibraryAlfred A. Hart's Stereoscopic Views of the Central Pacific Railroad, 1863-1869 Photographers from Connecticut American people in rail transp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwich, Connecticut
Norwich ( ) (also called "The Rose of New England") is a city in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The Yantic, Shetucket, and Quinebaug Rivers flow into the city and form its harbor, from which the Thames River flows south to Long Island Sound. The population was 40,125 at the 2020 United States Census. History The town of Norwich was founded on the site of what is now Norwichtown in 1659 by settlers from Saybrook Colony led by Major John Mason and James Fitch. They purchased the land "nine miles square" that became Norwich from Mohegan Sachem Uncas. One of the co-founders of Norwich was Thomas Leffingwell who rescued Uncas when surrounded by his Narragansett enemies, and whose son established the Leffingwell Inn. In 1668, a wharf was established at Yantic Cove. Settlement was primarily in the area around the Norwichtown Green. The 69 founding families soon divided up the land in the Norwichtown vicinity for farms and businesses. By 1694, the public land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
