The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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290	The City Front from Rincon Hill, First Street between Folsom and Harrison Streets, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 290, unnumbered Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Prob. a Turrill reprint. The title comes from CEW's title in â€œ112 Picturesque Places,â€ at the CSL. Title and date derived from CSL book. Matches Fardon no. 52, according to WJN -- this ... Tags: Angel Island \| California \| Donahue \| Gas Works \| New York Grocery \| Pier \| Rincon Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Sherman Home \| Tall Ships \| Wharf \| Yerba Buena Cove	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
291	Black Point and San Francisco Bay CPM cat. no. 291, unnumbered Mammoth Plate Tags: Black Point \| California \| Chestnut Street \| Euphemia Ship \| Francisco Street \| Golden Gate \| Humphreys Castle \| North Beach \| Russian Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Telegraph Hill \| White Point \| William Squire Clark	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
292	The Golden Gate and Washerwoman's Bay, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 292, unnumbered Mammoth Plate Tags: Black Point \| California \| Fort Mason \| Fort Point \| Golden Gate \| Hermans Harbor View Baths \| Laguna Survey \| Marina \| Ppie \| Presidio \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Study of Light \| Washerwomans Lagoon	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
293 ( 287)	The Presidio from Russian Hill, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 293, no. 287 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ³⁄₈ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 24 ¹⁄₂ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Turrill made a copy neg (glass plate) of this image and donated it to SCP. SCP #CO48572. CEW number assigned based on title comparison with Taber list Tags: California \| Green Street \| Leavenworth Street \| Russian Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
294 ( 281)	The Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 294, no. 281 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁹⁄₁₆ in., mount 20 ¹³⁄₁₆ x 24 ³⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair. Identified as CEW 281 on another BL print, as well as CSL print. Reduced copy in Lawrence & Houseworth stereo album at SCP, signed by CEW Tags: Abe Warners Cobweb Palace \| Black Point \| California \| Golden Gate \| Greenwich Street \| Meiggs Wharf \| Russian Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Sand Dunes \| Telegraph Hill \| Telegraph Hill Boulevard \| White Point	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
295	Alcatraz from Green & Taylor Streets, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 295, unnumbered Mammoth Plate (image 11 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 16 ³⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: This is a copy print by Turrill. Bancroft has a salt print. Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
296	Alcatraz from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 296, unnumbered Mammoth Plate (image 9 ³⁄₄ x 16 ³⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Main title taken from CSL print no. 94 in â€œ112 Picturesque Placesâ€ (CSL is actually an alternate print--very closely related). Another cut-down showing this same site may be found in CSL ... Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
297	San Francisco in 1862 CPM cat. no. 297, unnumbered Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Recto mount in pencil by Julia Parmly Billings: San Francisco in 1862 Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
298 ( 288)	City from First Street, Rincon Hill, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 298, no. 288 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹³⁄₁₆ x 20 ³⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number assigned based on primary inscription and comparison between 20c title and Taber title. Title from Taber list. At the center is Thomas H. Selby's San Francisco Shot Tower and Lead Pipe M ... Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
299 ( 282)	The City, View from the Residence of Bishop Kip, Rincon Hill, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 299, no. 282 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair. JPGM version cropped down & numbered 324 Tags: Bishop Kip \| California \| Octagon House \| Palmer Octagon House \| Rincon Hill \| Saint Francis of Assisi \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Second Street \| Telegraph Hill	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
300 ( 623)	View from Russian Hill, Showing Telegraph Hill and Goat Island, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 300, no. 623 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁵⁄₈ x 20 ⁷⁄₁₆ in., mount 17 ³⁄₈ x 21 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Russian Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Telegraph Hill \| Telegraph Hill School \| Washington Square \| Yerba Buena Island	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
301	Jonas Callâ€™s Residence, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 301, unnumbered Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
302 ( 289)	Lone Mountain from the Orphan Asylum, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 302, no. 289 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Turrill made a copy neg (glass plate) of this image and donated it to SCP. SCP #CO48577 Tags: California \| Fence \| Lone Mountain \| Orphan Asylum \| Protestant Orphans Asylum \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Sand Dunes	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
303 ( 290)	Grave of John Young, Lone Mountain Cemetery, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 303, no. 290 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 21 ¹³⁄₁₆ x 27 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
304 ( 328)	Mission Woolen Mills, General View, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 304, no. 328 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 20 ¹⁄₂ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Attribution not secure. Verso print in pencil by 20th-century hand: Mission from 16th & Harrison Alabama Old St. John's Episcopal Church, Pacific Woolen Mill Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
305 ( 624)	View from Ocean House Road, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 305, no. 624 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁵⁄₈ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 16 ⁷⁄₈ x 21 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Verso mount in pencil by 20th-century hand, l.c.: San Francisco/From Twin Peaks Looking Northeast__Watkins Photo/no. 624___ [CSL accession info] Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Yerba Buena Island	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
306	Looking North from the Hills, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 306, unnumbered Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₂ x 21 ¹³⁄₁₆ in., mount 15 ³⁄₁₆ x 22 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Verso mount in pencil by 20th-century hand, l.c.: San Francisco: 1870-1880s/Looking North from the Hills (South of the City)___[Watkins?] Photo___ [CSL accession info] Tags: California \| Fence \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
307	Golden Gate from Russian Hill, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 307, unnumbered Mammoth Plate (image 14 ⁵⁄₈ x 20 ¹³⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number seems to be 3-digit, 6?? Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
308 ( 667)	The Presidio and Golden Gate, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 308, no. 667 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ¹⁄₈ x 21 ¹⁄₂ in., mount 17 ¹⁄₂ x 22 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number not on Taber list--New Series. Verso mount in pencil by 20th-century hand, l.c.: San Francisco: Presidio, 1875/Golden Gate and Mt. Tamalpais in left background__Watkins photo/no. 667___ ... Tags: Black Point \| California \| Fort Mason \| Laguna Survey \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Washerwomans Lagoon	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
309	The Presidio and Golden Gate, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 309, unnumbered Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Related to a non-mammoth at SCP (C043673 (2)) Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
310 ( 659)	The Presidio and Golden Gate, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 310, no. 659 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
311	Union Gathering, Post and Market Streets, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 311, unnumbered May 11,1861, Mammoth Plate (image 11 ⁷⁄₈ x 16 ³⁄₈ in., mount 11 ⁷⁄₈ x 16 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Reproduced in San Francisco Water vol 3, no 3 (July 1924): p. 5. Recto mount: Old print taken in 1864. Civil War campaign, Post & Market, Note on right sign â€œCentral Coal Yard, Railraod Saloo ... Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
312	Launching the Monitor Comanche, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 312, unnumbered November 14,1864, Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁵⁄₈ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 20 ¹³⁄₁₆ x 24 ⁵⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Comanche was launched Nov. 14, 1864 (Calif. Historical Society Quarterly 33 (Sep. 1954): p. 236. The Comanche sank while being assembled in Nov. 1863, and re-built and launch occurred Nov. 14, 1864. ... Tags: Boat \| California \| Military \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
313 ( 326)	The Wreck of the Viscata, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 313, no. 326 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Note Watkins's white darkroom tent at right of center. The Viscata was wrecked on the coast 2.4 km (1 1/2 miles) south-southwest of Fort Point, located in the present-day Presidio. CEW number on CSL ... Tags: Boat \| California \| Disaster \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Wreck of the Viscata	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
314 ( 292)	The Cliff House, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 314, no. 292 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available

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Watkins used a specially constructed camera to expose 18 x 22 inch glass plates. He created over 1200 mammoth plate photographs during his career. Watkins photographs of Yosemite were very influentual in creation of the park.

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After the loss of his earlier negatives to a creditor during a financial crisis, Carleton Watkins started photographing anew in the mid-1870s. Watkins' "New Series" stereographs begin with series number 3001.

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