The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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Number	Title		Image (click for larger image)
1517	Untitled Stereograph		No Image Available
1518	Untitled Stereograph		No Image Available
1519	Untitled Stereograph		No Image Available
1520	Mechanics' Institute, 1868. Stereograph	Courtesy of Marilyn Blaisdell Photograph Collection (SFP 84) , San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library	Quick View
1521	Untitled Stereograph		No Image Available
1522	Untitled Stereograph		No Image Available
1523	Mechanics' Institute, 1868. Stereograph Tags: California \| Date Conflict \| Dated View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Food \| Interior \| Mechanics Institute \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Signage	Courtesy of Bill Lee	Quick View
—	Untitled Stereograph Notes: Attributed to Carleton Watkins. This image is probably the Main & Winchester harness and saddlery display at the Mechanics Institute Fair. The sign partially in view at the top of the image is "MA... Wholesal ... Tags: California \| Interior \| Mechanics Institute \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
1524	Untitled Stereograph		No Image Available
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1527	Untitled Stereograph		No Image Available
1528	Untitled Stereograph		No Image Available
1529	Untitled Stereograph		No Image Available
1530	Untitled Stereograph		No Image Available
1531	Pullman's Palace Train, Oakland Stereograph Tags: Alameda County \| Bay \| California \| Central Pacific Railroad \| Crowd \| Difficult Viewpoint \| Engine \| Engineering \| Oakland \| Passenger Car \| Railroad \| Railroad Car \| Transportation \| Wharf	Courtesy of Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum	Quick View
1532	Pullman's Palace Sleeping Car Palmyra Stereograph Tags: Coach \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Passenger Car \| Railroad Car \| Tracks, Railroad	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
1533	Pullman's Palace Smoking Car Stereograph Tags: Coach \| Decorative Arts \| Interior \| Passenger Car \| Railroad Car	Courtesy of Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum	Quick View
1534	Pullman's Sleeping Car Palmyra Stereograph Tags: Central Pacific Railroad \| Coach \| Decorative Arts \| Interior \| Passenger Car \| Railroad Car	Courtesy of Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum	Quick View
1535	Pullman's Palace Sleeping Car Palmyra Stereograph Tags: Central Pacific Railroad \| Close Up \| Coach \| Decorative Arts \| Interior \| Passenger Car \| Railroad Car	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
1536	Pullman's Palace Commissary Car Stereograph Tags: Central Pacific Railroad \| Coach \| Decorative Arts \| Food \| Interior \| Passenger Car \| Railroad Car	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
1537	Pullman's Palace Commissary Car Stereograph Tags: Central Pacific Railroad \| Close Up \| Coach \| Decorative Arts \| Food \| Interior \| Passenger Car \| Railroad Car	Courtesy of Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum	Quick View
1538	Pullman's Palace Hotel Car Stereograph Tags: Central Pacific Railroad \| Coach \| Decorative Arts \| Interior \| Passenger Car \| Railroad Car	Courtesy of Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum	Quick View