The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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148 ( 11)	River View down Yosemite Valley CPM cat. no. 148, no. 11 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 20 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 27 in.)	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
149	River View, Cathedral Rock CPM cat. no. 149, unnumbered Mammoth Plate (image 16 ⁷⁄₈ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Dome top is closely related to, but different than, CEW 11		No Image Available
150 ( 37)	View down Yosemite Valley from Ferry Bend CPM cat. no. 150, no. 37 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ¹⁄₈ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: JL print unmounted, numbered [37], titled & signed verso.. Exhibited at 1869 MI Fair	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
151 ( 40)	Down Yosemite Valley, Showing River and Cathedral Rock CPM cat. no. 151, no. 40 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
152 ( 31)	River View Cathedral Rocks Yo Semite CPM cat. no. 152, no. 31 Descriptive Title: River View, Cathedral Rock, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 71—The Great Yosemite Valley #152 Tags: California \| Cathedral Rocks \| Mammoth Plate Variant Composition \| Mariposa County \| Merced River \| Reflection \| Still Water \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 5 - Cathedral Rocks and Spires	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
153 ( 811)	View down Yosemite Valley from Ferry Bend CPM cat. no. 153, no. 811 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Bennett collection image: Recto mount on pasted paper label, centered below image: View Down the Valley from the Ferry Bend, Yosemite with series number 811 and his 427 Montgomery Street, San Franci ...		No Image Available
154 ( 812)	View down Yosemite Valley from Ferry Bend CPM cat. no. 154, no. 812 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
155 ( 20)	Cathedral Rock, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 155, no. 20 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ¹⁄₁₆ x 20 in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 26 ⁷⁄₈ in.)	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
156 ( 19)	Cathedral Rock, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 156, no. 19 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ¹⁄₂ in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 24 ⁷⁄₈ in.)	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
157 ( 21)	Cathedral Rocks CPM cat. no. 157, no. 21 Descriptive Title: Cathedral Rock, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 73—The Great Yosemite Valley #157 Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 5 - Cathedral Rocks and Spires	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
158 ( 805)	Cathedral Rock, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 158, no. 805 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
159 ( 806)	Cathedral Rocks and Spires, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 159, no. 806 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
160 ( 23)	Lower Cathedral Rock, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 160, no. 23 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ¹⁄₂ x 15 ⁵⁄₈ in.)	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
161 ( 39)	Down Yosemite Valley, Showing Cathedral Rock in the Distance CPM cat. no. 161, no. 39 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CSL print identified as Bradley & Rulofson photo (with number 35)	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
162 ( 809)	Cathedral Rocks and Spires, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 162, no. 809 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
163 ( 810)	Cathedral Rocks and Spires, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 163, no. 810 Mammoth Plate (image 14 x 20 ¹⁄₂ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Title from Bennett Collection: Cathedral Rocks and Spires, Yosemite and No. 810		No Image Available
164 ( 24)	Cathedral Spires, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 164, no. 24 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ⁹⁄₁₆ x 15 ⁷⁄₈ in., mount 26 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁷⁄₈ in.)	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
165 ( 76)	"Amabilis", Yosemite CPM cat. no. 165, no. 76 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ⁹⁄₁₆ x 15 ³⁄₄ in.)		No Image Available
166 ( 22)	Cathedral Spires, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 166, no. 22 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ⁹⁄₁₆ x 15 ¹³⁄₁₆ in., mount 28 x 22 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1867 Paris Expo. BL print numbered	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
167 ( 827)	Cathedral Spires, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 167, no. 827 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
168 ( 27)	The Three Brothers, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 168, no. 27 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 26 ⁷⁄₈ in.)	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
169 ( 28)	Three Brothers 4480 ft. CPM cat. no. 169, no. 28 Descriptive Title: The Three Brothers, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 77--The Great Yosemite Valley #169 Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 6 - The Three Brothers	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
170 ( 29)	The Three Brothers, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 170, no. 29 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₄ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: BL print numbered on print	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
171 ( 807)	The Three Brothers, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 171, no. 807 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 20 ³⁄₈ x 25 ³⁄₄ in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number on Bennett print. The thickness of the mount (i.e., album page) suggests this was in a sumptuous album. Note residue from album hinge at left mount edge.	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
171 ( 807)	The Three Brothers, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 172, no. 807 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available