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Albert Bierstadt painting "View of Donner Lake" (1871–72).
The Donner Pass was featured in the History Channel special, America: The Story of Us in the Westward Episode. It is featured in the National Geographic Channel series Hell on the Highway. This series focuses on the towing and recovery companies working the region.
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