The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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123 ( 800)	Yosemite Valley from Big Oak Flat Road CPM cat. no. 123, no. 800 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley		No Image Available
124 ( 17)	Up Yosemite Valley, El Capitan CPM cat. no. 124, no. 17 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹³⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 18 ¹¹⁄₁₆ x 25 ¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1867 Paris Expo; Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
125 ( 678)	Up Yosemite Valley CPM cat. no. 125, no. 678 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Taber 677, 678, & 679 all attr to CEW, despite not being included in Taber OS list. Related to CEW 71 & CEW 18 Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley		No Image Available
126 ( 10)	El Capitan, Yosemite Valley CPM cat. no. 126, no. 10 Descriptive Title: El Capitan, Yosemite Valley Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 63—The Great Yosemite Valley #126 Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 3 - El Capitan	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
127 ( 802)	El Capitan, View from Coulterville Road, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 127, no. 802 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
128 ( 803)	River View up Yosemite Valley CPM cat. no. 128, no. 803 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 15 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Possibly CEW 803. Related to a cut-down in CSL photo â€œ112 Photos,â€, pl. 15 (different water). That view titled â€œView up the Yosemite Valleyâ€. Evidence that this view dated b ... Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley		No Image Available
129 ( 801)	Yosemite Valley from Big Oak Flat Road CPM cat. no. 129, no. 801 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley		No Image Available
130 ( 8)	El Capitan, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 130, no. 8 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 20 ³⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: The signed dome top print at Nevada Museum of Art (NMA) has an unusual title calligraphed below print: â€œMountain 3600 ft. high Yo Semite, Californiaâ€ Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
131 ( 38)	Mirror View of El Capitan, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 131, no. 38 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ⁵⁄₈ x 15 ³⁄₄ in.) Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of The New York Public Library	Quick View
132 ( 25)	El Capitan, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 132, no. 25 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ¹⁄₂ x 15 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in., mount 26 ⁷⁄₈ x 20 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1869 MI Fair Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
133 ( 26)	El Capitan, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 133, no. 26 Mammoth Plate (image 21 ¹¹⁄₁₆ x 15 ¹³⁄₁₆ in., mount 27 x 21 ¹⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
134	El Capitan, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 134, unnumbered Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
135 ( 677)	El Capitan, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 135, no. 677 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Though this is Taber number 677 -- not an OS view, apparently -- it is definitely Watkins, based on a print at the Wawona hotel (Yosemite) that has the Watkins title and wetstamp. From this evidenc ...	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
136 ( 828)	El Capitan, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 136, no. 828 Mammoth Plate (image 21 ³⁄₁₆ x 15 ¹⁄₄ in., mount 22 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 17 ⁹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: This print from an album, â€œVoyage aux Etats-Unis d'Amerique et au Mexico, du 15 Mars au 20 Mai 1889â€. See JPGM catalog sheet for more information about this album. CEW number on Bennett ... Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 3 - El Capitan	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
137 ( 15)	Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 137, no. 15 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
138 ( 14)	Bridalveil Fall from Coulterville Trail, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 138, no. 14 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
139 ( 13)	Bridal Veil Fall in Springtime, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 139, no. 13 Descriptive Title: Bridal Veil Fall in Springtime, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 67—The Great Yosemite Valley #139 Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 4 - Bridal Veil Fall	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
140 ( 863)	Bridalveil Fall from the Black Spring, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 140, no. 863 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
141 ( 804)	Tutokanula Pass, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 141, no. 804 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
142 ( 16)	Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 142, no. 16 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ³⁄₁₆ x 15 ⁷⁄₈ in., mount 28 x 22 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1867 Paris Expo. Related to NS 864.	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
143 ( 825)	Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 143, no. 825 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
144 ( 71)	View down Yosemite Valley, Meadow Scene CPM cat. no. 144, no. 71 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CSL print identified as Bradley & Rulofson, but has this CEW number (same print)	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
145 ( 47)	View from Camp Grove, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 145, no. 47 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 20 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 27 in.)	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
146 ( 41)	View on the Merced, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 146, no. 41 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
147 ( 42)	View of the Merced—Cathedral Rock in distance CPM cat. no. 147, no. 42 Descriptive Title: View of the Merced River with Cathedral Rock in the Distance, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 70—The Great Yosemite Valley #147 Tags: California \| Cathedral Rocks \| Geological \| Mammoth Plate Same Viewpoint \| Mariposa County \| Merced River \| Reflection \| Still Water \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 5 - Cathedral Rocks and Spires	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View