Artworks · Carleton Watkins

Piwyac, or the Vernal Fall, 300 feet from the cliff, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1081 from the series "Watkins' New Series"

1878 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.5 cm (3 1/8 × 3 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Vine Hill from Magnetic Springs. Santa Cruz Co., Cal. , No. 5024 from the series "Watkins' New Series"

1878 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Lake Tahoe, from the Warm Springs, No. 4026 from the series "Watkins' New Series"

1878 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.9 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Malakoff Diggings, North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co., Nevada County, No. 1820 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1871 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.7 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/16 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Multnomah Falls, Columbia River, No. 1239 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1867 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 7.8 cm (3 3/16 × 3 1/8 in.); 8.7 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Cape Horn, Columbia River, No. 1231 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1867 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 7.7 cm (3 3/16 × 3 1/16 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.7 cm (3 7/16 × 7 in.)

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Rooster Rock, Columbia River, No. 1228 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1867 · Albumen print, stereo

8 × 7.6 cm (each image) 8.7 × 17.5 cm (card)

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Cape Horn, Columbia River, No. 1229 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1867 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 7.7 cm (3 3/16 × 3 1/16 in.); Card: 8.6 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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The Sentinel, 3270 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1867 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.5 × 7.7 cm (3 × 3 1/16 in.); Card: 8.2 × 17 cm (3 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.)

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Steambath, Geysers, Napa County, California, No. 1581 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1867 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.6 × 7.7 cm (3 × 3 1/16 in.); Card: 8.6 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Pohono, or the Bridal Veil, 900 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1075 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1867 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.6 × 7.7 cm (3 × 3 1/16 in.); Card: 8.3 × 17.4 cm (3 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

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First View of Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail

1865 · Albumen print

Paper: 41.2 × 52.5 cm (16 1/4 × 20 5/8 in.); Secondary support: 55.5 × 71.2 cm (21 7/8 × 28 in.)

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Section of the Grizzly Giant with Galen Clark, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite

1865 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 51.5 × 38.5 cm (20 5/16 × 15 3/16 in.)

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First View of the Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail

1865 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 39.9 × 52.4 cm (15 3/4 × 20 11/16 in.); Mount: 47.4 × 61 cm (18 11/16 × 24 1/16 in.)

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Big River, from the Rancherie, Mendocino, California

1863 · Albumen print

40 × 52.5 cm (15 3/4 × 20 11/16 in.); Mount: 55 × 68.4 cm (21 11/16 × 26 15/16 in.); Image/paper: 40.1 × 52.6 cm (15 3/4 × 20 11/16 in.)

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Looking Down the Valley from Union Point, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.7 × 7.5 cm (3 1/16 × 3 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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The Foot of the Vernal Fall, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.9 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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The Lower Yosemite Fall, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1069 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.7 × 7.8 cm (3 1/16 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Cascade Between the Vernal and the Nevada Falls, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1083 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.7 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/16 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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The Vernal Fall, 300 ft., Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.7 × 7.5 cm (3 1/16 × 3 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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The Nevada Fall, 700 ft., Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.8 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Yosemite Falls, 2630 ft., from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.8 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Yenaya Canyon from Glacier Point, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.8 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Unknown View, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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The Domes from Moran Point, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.6 × 7.7 cm (3 × 3 1/16 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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North Dome, Royal Arches and Washington Column, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1029 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Mirror View of El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1119 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 7.9 cm (3 3/16 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Tutocanula, or El Capitan, 3600 ft., from the foot of the Mariposa Trail, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 45 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.8 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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View on the Merced, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1111 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.9 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Mirror View, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.9 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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The Bridal Veil, 900 ft., Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.8 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Mount Starr King, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1116 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 8 cm (3 3/16 × 3 3/16 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Tutocanula, or El Capitan, 3600 ft., Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1118 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.8 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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The Lake, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1028 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.7 × 7.9 cm (3 1/16 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Agassiz Column from Glacier Point Trail, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.7 × 7.4 cm (3 1/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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The Sentinel, 3270 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 65 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.8 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Cathedral Spires, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.8 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Three Brothers, 4480 ft., Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.8 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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The Bridge, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.9 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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The Yosemite Valley, form the Mariposa Trail, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.8 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.5 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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Section of the Grizzly Giant (tree), 33 ft. Diam., Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.8 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

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The Three Brothers, Inverted

1861 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.7 × 7.6 cm (3 1/16 × 3 in.); Card: 8.1 × 17.1 cm (3 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.)

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Untitled (Miners and Log Cabin)

1856 · Ambrotype

11 × 14 cm (4 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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Copy of Carleton Watkins' "Galen Clark Before the Grizzly Giant,"

1856 · Print on paper from woodcut engraving

Image: 23 × 17.3 cm (9 1/16 × 6 13/16 in.); Paper: 33.9 × 25.4 cm (13 3/8 × 10 in.)

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San Francisco Bay

1855 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 18.2 × 22.3 cm (7 3/16 × 8 13/16 in.)

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Untitled (Mining Town)

1853 · Daguerreotype

11 × 14 cm (4 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

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Untitled (Warehouse on Wharf)

1850 · Daguerreotype

16.5 × 21.6 cm (6 1/2 × 8 9/16 in.); Open case: 23 × 36 × 1.6 cm (9 1/16 × 14 3/16 × 11/16 in.); Case: 23 × 18 × 2.7 cm (9 1/16 × 7 1/8 × 1 1/8 in.); Plate: 16.6 × 21.6 cm (6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in.)

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