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Call Number:

PH-00942

Collection Name:

American Scenery [portfolio]

Creator:

Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)

No. of Items:

25 photographs in 1 portfolio

Span Dates:

1866?

Description:

Photographic portfolio, titled American Scenery, containing 25 albumen prints by Carleton Watkins (American, 1829-1916). The photographs are all landscape images that are predominantly of Yosemite (16) but also include views of the Columbia River in Oregon, Mount Shasta in northern California, hydraulic mining in Nevada, and Cape Horn. Plate titles follow.

964:0008:0001 -- Best General View of Yosemite Valley from Mariposa Trail;
964:0008:0002 -- Yosemite Valley from Mariposa Trail;
964:0008:0003 -- Half Dome from Glacier Point;
964:0008:0004 -- Vernal and Nevada Falls from Glacier Point;
964:0008:0005 -- Hydraulic Mining, North Bloomfield, Nevada;
964:0008:0006 -- Yosemite Falls;
964:0008:0007 -- Upper Yosemite Waterfall;
964:0008:0008 -- Lower Yosemite Waterfall;
964:0008:0009 -- Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite;
964:0008:0010 -- Cathedral Rocks and Spires, Yosemite;
964:0008:0011 -- Cathedral Rocks and Spires, Yosemite;
964:0008:0012 -- Pompompasos Three Brothers, Yosemite;
964:0008:0013 -- Mount Watkins, Yosemite;
964:0008:0014 -- Mount Watkins reflected in Mirror Lake, Yosemite;
964:0008:0015 -- Washington Column, Yosemite;
964:0008:0016 -- Pohono, Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite;
964:0008:0017 -- El Capitan, Yosemite;
964:0008:0018 -- American Forest Trees. Sequoia Gigantea;
964:0008:0019 -- Mount Shasta, California;
964:0008:0020 -- Mount Shasta, California;
964:0008:0021 -- Mount Hood from the Dalles., Oregon;
964:0008:0022 -- The Columbia River, Oregon;
964:0008:0023 -- The Garrison Cascades. Columbia River. Oregon;
964:0008:0024 -- Cape Horn;
964:0008:0025 -- Multuomah Falls. Columbia River. Oregon.

Location(s):

Flat File (folio cover; 964:0008:0001-0010)
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Flat File (964:0008:0011-0025)
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Item(s):

964:0008:0001 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Best General View of Yosemite Valley from Mariposa Trail, circa 1866. Albumen print, mount: 49.5 x 64.2 cm ; 19 1/2 x 25 3/10 in ; print: 39.8 x 52.3 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0002 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Yosemite Valley from Mariposa Trail, 1865-1866. Albumen print mounted on board, mount: 49.5 x 64.2 cm ; 19 1/2 x 25 3/10 in ; print: 39.5 x 51.7 cm ; 15 3/5 x 20 2/5 in .

964:0008:0003 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Half Dome from Glacier Point. Yosemite, circa 1866. Albumen print, mount: 49.5 x 64.2 cm ; 19 1/2 x 25 3/10 in ; print: 39.6 x 52.2 cm ; 15 3/5 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0004 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Vernal and Nevada Falls from Glacier Point, circa 1866. Albumen print, mount: 49.5 x 64.2 cm ; 19 1/2 x 25 3/10 in ; print: 39.6 x 52.2 cm ; 15 3/5 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0005 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Hydraulic Mining. North Bloomfield. Nevada, circa 1871. Albumen print mounted on board, 41 x 54 cm ; 16 1/10 x 21 3/10 in .

964:0008:0006 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Yosemite Falls, circa 1866. Albumen print, 52.2 x 39.5 cm ; 20 3/5 x 15 3/5 in .

964:0008:0007 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). [Upper Yosemite Waterfall.], circa 1866. Albumen print, 52.2 x 39.5 cm ; 20 3/5 x 15 3/5 in .

964:0008:0008 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). [Lower Yosemite Waterfall.], circa 1866. Albumen print, 52.2 x 39.5 cm ; 20 3/5 x 15 3/5 in .

964:0008:0009 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). [Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite.], circa 1866. Albumen print, 52.2 x 39.5 cm ; 20 3/5 x 15 3/5 in .

964:0008:0010 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). [Cathedral Rocks and Spires, Yosemite.], circa 1866. Albumen print, 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0011 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). [Cathedral Rocks and Spires, Yosemite. A different view, closer up, with pond in foreground.], circa 1866. Albumen print, 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0012 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Pompompasos Three Brothers, Yosemite, circa 1866. Albumen print, 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0013 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Mount Watkins, Yosemite, circa 1866. Albumen print, 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0014 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Mount Watkins reflected in Mirror Lake, Yosemite, circa 1866. Albumen print, 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0015 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Washington Column, Yosemite, circa 1866. Albumen print, 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0016 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Pohono, Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite, circa 1866. Albumen print, 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0017 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). El Capitan, Yosemite, circa 1866. Albumen print, 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0018 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). American Forest Trees. Sequoia Gigantea, circa 1866. Albumen print, 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0019 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Mount Shasta, California, circa 1866. Albumen print, 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0020 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Mount Shasta, California, circa 1866. Albumen print, 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0021 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Mount Hood from the Dalles. Oregon, circa 1866. Albumen print, mount: 64.2 x 49.5 cm ; 25 3/10 x 19 1/2 in ; print: 52.3 x 39.8 cm ; 20 3/5 x 15 7/10 in .

964:0008:0022 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). The Columbia River, Oregon, circa 1866. Albumen print, mount: 49.5 x 64.2 cm ; 19 1/2 x 25 3/10 in ; print: 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0023 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). The Garrison Cascades. Columbia River. Oregon, circa 1866. Albumen print, mount: 49.5 x 64.2 cm ; 19 1/2 x 25 3/10 in ; print: 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0024 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Cape Horn, circa 1866. Albumen print, mount: 49.5 x 64.2 cm ; 19 1/2 x 25 3/10 in ; print: 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

964:0008:0025 -- Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916). Multuomah Falls. Columbia River. Oregon, circa 1866. Albumen print, mount: 49.5 x 64.2 cm ; 19 1/2 x 25 3/10 in ; print: 39.8 x 52.2 cm ; 15 7/10 x 20 3/5 in .

See Also:

Carleton E. Watkins Photography Collection

Stereographs Photography Collection: Stereographs of the Pacific Coast by Watkins (S1645-S1659) are located in the Stereographs Photography Collection (PH-00267).


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