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Call Number:

PH-00322

Collection Name:

Carleton E. Watkins Photography Collection

Creator:

Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)

No. of Items:

24 photographs

Span Dates:

1860s-1870s

Description:

The collection consists of twenty-four photographs by Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829-1916), several of which are from a series titled "Watkin’s New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast." Included are views of the Yosemite Valley and its features, and Lake Tahoe.


Item-level information follows. Watkins’ New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast 964:0009:0001 -- Up the Valley from the Bridal Veil Meadow, Yo Semite, 1879? Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0002 -- Pohono, Bridal Veil, 900 feet, Yo Semite. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0003 -- Half Dome and Washington Column, Yo Semite. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0004 -- Vernal and Nevada Fall from Glacier Point, Yo Semite. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0005 -- The Domes, Yo Semite. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0006 -- The Embarcadero, Lake Tahoe, California. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0007 -- View from the Artist Rock, East; Lake Tahoe. California. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0008 -- Lake Tahoe from the Warm Springs, California. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0009 -- Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches. Stereographs 964:0843:0001 -- Mirror View of The Three Brothers, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0002 -- Yosemite Falls, 2630 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0003 -- Yosemite Falls, 2630 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0004 -- Seals and Birds on the Rocks of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0005 -- Seals on the Rocks of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0006 -- Seals on the Rocks and in the Water on the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0007 -- Seals on the Rocks of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0008 -- Birds Perched on Nests on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0009 -- Birds Perched on Nests on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0010 -- Birds Perched on Nests on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0011 -- Men Standing on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0012 -- Waterfall in the Yosemite Valley, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0013 -- The Vernal and Nevada Fall, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0014 -- The Royal Arches from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0015 -- The Tenaya Cañon, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm.

Location(s):

A-Z Box, Mini (964:0009:0001-0009)
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V-W Box, Small (964:0009:0001-0009)
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Stereographs Box 8 (964:0843:0001-0015)
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Item(s):

964:0009:0001 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Up the Valley from the Bridal Veil Meadow, Yo Semite, 1879?. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), cm ; in .

964:0009:0002 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Pohono, Bridal Veil, 900 ft., Yo Semite, 1860s-1870s. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), cm ; in .

964:0009:0003 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Half Dome and Washington Column, Yo Semite, 1860s-1870s. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), cm ; in .

964:0009:0004 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Vernal and Nevada Fall from Glacier Pt., Yo Semite, 1860s-1870s. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), cm ; in .

964:0009:0005 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). The Domes, Yo Semite, 1860s-1870s. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), cm ; in .

964:0009:0006 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). The Embarcadero, Lake Tahoe. California, 1860s-1870s. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), cm ; in .

964:0009:0007 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). View from the Artist Rock, East; Lake Tahoe. California, 1860s-1870s. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), 21.1 x 12.7 cm ; 8.25 x 5 in (approximately).

964:0009:0008 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Lake Tahoe from the Warm Springs. California, 1860s-1870s. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), 21.1 x 12.7 cm ; 8.25 x 5 in (approximately).

964:0009:0009 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe. California, 1860s-1870s. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), cm ; in .

964:0843:0001 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Mirror View of The Three Brothers, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.8 x 17.3 cm ; 3 1/2 x 6 4/5 in .

964:0843:0002 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Yosemite Falls, 2630 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.7 x 17.4 cm ; 3 2/5 x 6 9/10 in .

964:0843:0003 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Yosemite Falls, 2630 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.7 x 17.2 cm ; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in .

964:0843:0004 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). [Seal Colony and Sea Birds on Rocks of the Pacific Coast], circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.7 x 17.3 cm ; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in .

964:0843:0005 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). [Seal Colony on Rocks of the Pacific Coast], circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.7 x 17.3 cm ; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in .

964:0843:0006 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Seals on the Rocks and in the Water on the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.7 x 17.2 cm ; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in .

964:0843:0007 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Seals on the Rocks of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.7 x 17.4 cm ; 3 2/5 x 6 9/10 in .

964:0843:0008 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Birds Perched on Nests on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.7 x 17.2 cm ; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in .

964:0843:0009 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Birds Perched on Nests on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.7 x 17.4 cm ; 3 2/5 x 6 9/10 in .

964:0843:0010 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Birds Perched on Nests on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.7 x 17.3 cm ; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in .

964:0843:0011 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Men Standing on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.7 x 17.3 cm ; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in .

964:0843:0012 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Waterfall in the Yosemite Valley, circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.7 x 17.3 cm ; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in .

964:0843:0013 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). The Vernal and Nevada Fall, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.7 x 17.3 cm ; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in .

964:0843:0014 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). The Royal Arches from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.8 x 17.4 cm ; 3 1/2 x 6 9/10 in .

964:0843:0015 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). The Tenaya Cañon, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., circa 1865. Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph), 8.7 x 17.4 cm ; 3 2/5 x 6 9/10 in .

See Also:

American Scenery [portfolio]


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