The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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365 ( 626)	View of North Beach and Alcatraz Island, San Francisco (A) CPM cat. no. 365, no. 626 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁹⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: CHS has a different version of this image (see cropping and fence). Reduced copy in Lawrence & Houseworth stereo album at SCP, signed by CEW. CEW would return to this site for CEW numbers 661-664 i ... Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
366 ( 627)	View toward Telegraph Hill, San Francisco (B) CPM cat. no. 366, no. 627 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CHS has a different version of this image (see cropping and fence). Reduced copy in Lawrence & Houseworth stereo album at SCP, signed by CEW. CEW would return to this site for CEW numbers 661-664 i ... Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
367 ( 628)	View toward Goat Island, San Francisco (C) CPM cat. no. 367, no. 628 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁵⁄₈ x 20 ¹⁄₂ in., mount 17 ¹⁄₈ x 22 ¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: CHS has a different version of this image (see cropping and fence). Reduced copy in Lawrence & Houseworth stereo album at SCP, signed by CEW. Richard Moore dates this panorama to 1873. CEW would ... Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
368 ( 629)	View toward Rincon Hill, San Francisco (D) CPM cat. no. 368, no. 629 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁹⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Note 2 men in top hats sitting on cut lumber just to left of center. SCP print better but cuts off too much at bottom. CEW would return to this site for CEW numbers 661-664 in 1875-76. Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
369 ( 661)	View of North Beach and Alcatraz Island, San Francisco (A) CPM cat. no. 369, no. 661 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Same vantage as BLUCB 1980.008, but different time of day/year Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
370 ( 662)	View toward Telegraph Hill, San Francisco (B) CPM cat. no. 370, no. 662 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Same vantage as BLUCB 1980.008, but different time of day/year Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
371 ( 663)	View toward Goat Island, San Francisco (C) CPM cat. no. 371, no. 663 Mammoth Plate (image 12 ¹⁄₈ x 19 ¹³⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Watkins returned to site of CEW 626-629 panorama. Exhibited at Fraenkel gallery June 2002. CEW number assigned based on numbering on SCP prints. Same vantage as BLUCB 1980.008, but different time ... Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
372 ( 664)	View toward Rincon Hill, San Francisco (D) CPM cat. no. 372, no. 664 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Same vantage as BLUCB 1980.008, but different time of day/year Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
373 ( 650)	View toward North Beach, Black Point, and the Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco (A) CPM cat. no. 373, no. 650 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: This a New Series view with an Old Series number. The numbers â€œ650â€ and â€œ651â€ did not make it onto Taber's list, suggesting CEW retained the rights to this 2-part panorama. ( ... Tags: California \| Golden Gate \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
374 ( 651)	View toward North Beach and Alcatraz from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco (B) CPM cat. no. 374, no. 651 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: This a New Series view with an Old Series number. The numbers â€œ650â€ and â€œ651â€ did not make it onto Taber's list, suggesting CEW retained the rights to this 2-part panorama. ( ... Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
375	View toward North Beach, Black Point, and the Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 375, unnumbered Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
376	View toward North Beach, Black Point, and the Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 376, unnumbered Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
377	View toward North Beach, Black Point, and the Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco (A, B, C) CPM cat. no. 377, unnumbered Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County		No Image Available
378	View toward North Beach, Black Point, and the Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco (D, E, F) CPM cat. no. 378, unnumbered 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.

Stereographs 1859-1874 (Watkins Old Series and Watkins Pacific Railroad)

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Stereographs

Watkins Pacific Railroad

Watkins was widely recognized for his photographs during this time, receiving a medal from the Paris International Exposition in 1867. This group of photographs are known as Watkins Old Series and are some of the earliest photographs of California and Oregon.

Stereographs 1875 to 1890 (Watkins New Series)

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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.

Photographs in other Formats

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Studio Portraits

CdV, Cabinet Card, Boudoir Card, Imperial Mount and other Medium Format Prints

Watkins published prints in a variety of formats during his career including Albums, Cabinet Cards, and 8x10 prints.

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Includes advertising, trade cards, personal correspondence, and other documents.

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