The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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276 ( 989)	Mammoth Tree Grove Hotel, Calaveras Mammoth Trees CPM cat. no. 276, no. 989 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ¹⁄₁₆ x 21 ⁷⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Note families--parents, children--arranged along porch. Located almost 161 km (100 miles) southeast of Sacramento, 145 km (90 miles) northeast of Stockton, and 24 km (15 miles) east of Murphy's Camp ... Tags: Calaveras County \| Calaveras Grove \| California \| Hotel	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
277 ( 990)	Mammoth Tree Grove Hotel, Calaveras Mammoth Trees CPM cat. no. 277, no. 990 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁵⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Calaveras County \| Calaveras Grove \| California \| Hotel	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
278 ( 986)	The Sentinals, Calaveras Mammoth Trees CPM cat. no. 278, no. 986 Mammoth Plate (image 21 ¹⁄₁₆ x 15 ⁵⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number found on Swann gallery print (SGNY) Tags: Calaveras County \| Calaveras Grove \| California		No Image Available
279 ( 980)	Section of the Sentinels with Pavilion Built over the Stump of the Big Tree, Calaveras Grove CPM cat. no. 279, no. 980 Mammoth Plate Tags: Calaveras County \| Calaveras Grove \| California		No Image Available
280 ( 987)	The Pavilion on the Stump Seen through the Sentinels, Calaveras Grove CPM cat. no. 280, no. 987 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Woman at base of tree identified by Palmquist as Sallie Dutcher (6/99) Tags: Calaveras County \| Calaveras Grove \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
281 ( 991)	The Pavilion on the Stump, Calaveras Grove CPM cat. no. 281, no. 991 Mammoth Plate Tags: Calaveras County \| Calaveras Grove \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
282 ( 998)	The Three Graces, Calaveras Grove CPM cat. no. 282, no. 998 Mammoth Plate Tags: Calaveras County \| Calaveras Grove \| California	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
283 ( 994)	Mother of the Forest, Calaveras Grove CPM cat. no. 283, no. 994 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Note: CEW wagon behind left tree in foreground; also note woman at base of center tree. CSL print identified as â€œBradley & Rulofsonâ€ on verso mount--more evidence that they purchased Wat ... Tags: Calaveras County \| Calaveras Grove \| California	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
284 ( 995)	Mother of the Forest, Seen Through the Torrey Group, Calaveras Grove CPM cat. no. 284, no. 995 Mammoth Plate Tags: Calaveras County \| Calaveras Grove \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
285 ( 993a)	Mother of the Forest, Calaveras Grove CPM cat. no. 285, no. 993a Mammoth Plate (image 21 x 15 in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number on WCP & Hearst print. Sallie Dutcher at base of tree. Recto mount in pencil, l.r.: Mother of the Forest, 221 feet high. In pencil, l.l.: This is the Tree the Bark of which was taken / o ... Tags: Calaveras County \| Calaveras Grove \| California	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
286 ( 993b)	Empire State Tree, Calaveras Grove CPM cat. no. 286, no. 993b Mammoth Plate Tags: Calaveras County \| Calaveras Grove \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
287 ( 996)	George Washington and Eagle's Wing Trees, Calaveras Grove CPM cat. no. 287, no. 996 Mammoth Plate (image 16 x 21 ³⁄₈ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Calaveras County \| Calaveras Grove \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
288 ( 997)	Father of the Forest, Calaveras Grove CPM cat. no. 288, no. 997 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: Calaveras County \| Calaveras Grove \| California		No Image Available
289 ( 823)	The Dead Giant, Calaveras Grove CPM cat. no. 289, no. 823 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 28 ¹⁄₄ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Note: Three figures stand by tree including child seated on mound of earth; one figure may be CEW's child, possibly Collis Watkins (?). Tags: Calaveras County \| Calaveras Grove \| California		No Image Available