国立アメリカ歴史博物館のインスタグラム(amhistorymuseum) - 11月14日 03時02分

As a photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad, Alfred A. Hart spent years documenting the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s. Hart's background as a landscape artist informed his work, which included this photo—a shot of an unidentified Native American man looking out over Palisade Canyon in Nevada.

In 1800s America, some saw the railroad as a symbol of modernity and national progress. Other feared that the Transcontinental Railroad would undermine the sovereignty of Native nations and destroy Indigenous communities and their cultures as it expanded. Lakota, Cheyenne and other tribes fiercely resisted the railroad as it encroached on Indigenous communities. Other Native nations interacted with the railroad (and the companies and government forces that backed it) differently. For instance, the Pawnee worked with the railroad, seeing benefits to the partnership.

Follow the link in our bio to read an interview with Dr. Manu Karuka focused on the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad on Indigenous peoples and nations: https://s.si.edu/trr

📷: "Indian viewing railroad from top of Palisades. 435 miles from Sacramento," @librarycongress

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