The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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61	Hydraulic Mining at Gold Run. Placer County Stereograph Notes: A.A. Hart mount Tags: California \| Mining \| Placer County	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
61	Hydraulic Mining at Gold Run. Placer County Stereograph Notes: Varient image Tags: California \| Mining \| Placer County	Courtesy of Paul Rubinstein - YNP Collector Stereoviews	Quick View
61	Hydraulic Mining at Gold Run. Placer County Stereograph Notes: Watkins mount Tags: California \| Mining \| Placer County	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
61	Hydraulic Mining at Gold Run. Placer County Stereograph Notes: A.A. Hart mount Tags: California \| Mining \| Placer County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
1231 ( 76)	Mill at Marysville, Montana Territory CPM cat. no. 1231, no. 76 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ³⁄₈ x 20 ¹⁄₂ in.) Tags: Mining \| Montana		No Image Available
1230 ( 77)	Mill at Marysville, Montana Territory CPM cat. no. 1230, no. 77 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₂ x 20 in.) Tags: Mining \| Montana		No Image Available
1229 ( 78)	Mill at Marysville, Montana Territory CPM cat. no. 1229, no. 78 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ³⁄₄ x 19 ¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: Mining \| Montana		No Image Available
1227 ( 79)	Marysville, Montana Territory CPM cat. no. 1227, no. 79 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ³⁄₈ in.) Tags: Mining \| Montana		No Image Available
1228 ( 82)	Mill at Marysville near Helena, Montana Territory CPM cat. no. 1228, no. 82 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹³⁄₁₆ x 18 ³⁄₄ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Recto print: In unknown hand, Mill at Marysville -- Near Helena Montana #82. Signs in picture read â€œMaskelyne Tunnel / 1883â€ and â€œNo admittance / Order of George Attwood / General ... Tags: Mining \| Montana		No Image Available
73 ( 117)	New Almaden Quicksilver Mines, General View CPM cat. no. 73, no. 117 Mammoth Plate (image 15 x 20 ¹⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number from CSL print (verso). Billings print signed and inscribed by CEW, General View of the New Almaden mines/No. 2 Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
74 ( 118)	The Road to the Mines, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 74, no. 118 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₁₆ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 26 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County		No Image Available
75 ( 119)	Hacienda near the Hotel, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 75, no. 119 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ¹⁄₁₆ x 20 ³⁄₈ in., mount 17 ³⁄₈ x 22 ³⁄₄ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1869 MI Fair, SF. CEW number on verso of CSL print. Note Chinese pagoda visible l.l. Billings print signed and inscribed Hacienda/No. 3 Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
76 ( 120)	Residence of John Young, Esq., New Almaden CPM cat. no. 76, no. 120 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 26 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Taber title different--probably a hotel by 1880s, while still a residence in 1863. CEW number assigned by comparison of image with Taber titles Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County		No Image Available
78 ( 121)	Residence of John Young, Esq., View East, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 78, no. 121 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹¹⁄₁₆ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 26 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County		No Image Available
77 ( 122)	Summer House, (Chinese Pagoda), Residence John Young Esq., New Almaden CPM cat. no. 77, no. 122 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹¹⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 20 ¹³⁄₁₆ x 26 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County		No Image Available
79 ( 123)	Street View at the Hacienda, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 79, no. 123 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair. CEW number on verso of CSL print Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
80 ( 124)	Soda Spring House, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 80, no. 124 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ¹⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 20 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 27 in.) Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County		No Image Available
81 ( 125)	Machine Shops, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 81, no. 125 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁹⁄₁₆ in., mount 20 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 26 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County		No Image Available
82 ( 126)	New Smelting Furnaces, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 82, no. 126 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CEW number on verso of CSL print Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
83 ( 127)	Smelting Works, Old Road, and Mine, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 83, no. 127 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CEW number on verso of CSL print, in brackets. Quasi-panorama with CEW 128 Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
84 ( 128)	New Road, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 84, no. 128 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁷⁄₈ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 26 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Forms a quasi-panorama with CEW 127 Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County		No Image Available
85 ( 129)	Hacienda, View East, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 85, no. 129 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Billings print signed and inscribed by CEW, Hacienda--View East/No. 12. Stanford print entitled Hacienda/View East. New Almaden (in style of F. Seregni). CEW number on verso of CSL print Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
86 ( 130)	General View of the Smelting Works, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 86, no. 130 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 26 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Most copies of print have same (or nearly so) title. CEW number on verso of CSL print Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
87 ( 131)	The First View of the Mine, looking South, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 87, no. 131 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁵⁄₈ x 20 ⁷⁄₁₆ in., mount 16 ⁷⁄₈ x 21 ⁵⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair. CEW number on verso of CSL print. Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
88 ( 132)	New Road from the East Slope of the Mine, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 88, no. 132 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₄ x 20 ¹⁄₂ in., mount 20 ¹³⁄₁₆ x 27 in.) Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County		No Image Available