The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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819 ( 1011)	Mount Tallac, near Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County CPM cat. no. 819, no. 1011 Tags: California \| El Dorado County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
820 ( 1014)	Fallen Leaf Lake Near Lake Tahoe CPM cat. no. 820, no. 1014 Descriptive Title: Fallen Leaf Lake, near Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 349—Picturing the Topographical Landscape #820 Tags: California \| El Dorado County	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
821 ( 1009)	Tallac House, Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County CPM cat. no. 821, no. 1009 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Note: 7 figures visible Tags: California \| El Dorado County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
822 ( 1010)	Larch Grove, Tallac House, Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County CPM cat. no. 822, no. 1010 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Note people posed among house and trees--3 at house, 4 among trees Tags: California \| El Dorado County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
823 ( 1019)	Shakespeare Rock, Glenbrook, Lake Tahoe, Douglas County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 823, no. 1019 Tags: Douglas County \| Nevada	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
824 ( 1017)	Pray's Mill and Glenbrook Wharf, Lake Tahoe, Douglas County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 824, no. 1017 Mammoth Plate Tags: Douglas County \| Nevada	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
825 ( 1020)	Glenbrook Bay, Lake Tahoe, Douglas County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 825, no. 1020 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹³⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 20 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 25 ¹⁄₂ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Note on JPGM acc record: â€œThe subject is a settlement on the shore of Lake Tahoe, at Glenbrook Bay, a location that was photographed in mammoth plate only by Watkins. Mammoth plate photographs ... Tags: Douglas County \| Glenbrook \| Nevada	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
826 ( 1016)	A Storm on Lake Tahoe, Douglas County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 826, no. 1016 Tags: Douglas County \| Nevada	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
827 ( 1107)	Soda Springs House, Placer County CPM cat. no. 827, no. 1107 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
828 ( 1105)	Mark Hopkins Cottage, Soda Springs, Placer County CPM cat. no. 828, no. 1105 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 19 x 26 in.) Tags: California \| Placer County		No Image Available
829 ( 1104)	Soda Springs House, near Donner Summit, Central Pacific Railroad, Placer County CPM cat. no. 829, no. 1104 Notes: CMP notes: Mark Hopkins home visible Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
830 ( 1106)	Mark Hopkins Cottage, Soda Springs, Placer County CPM cat. no. 830, no. 1106 Notes: CMP notes: PHMA and HEH have different no's (PHMA is 1106, and HEH is 1105.) Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
831 ( 1110)	Old Soda Springs, Placer County CPM cat. no. 831, no. 1110 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₁₆ x 21 ³⁄₁₆ in., mount 16 ⁵⁄₈ x 22 ¹⁄₂ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Note croquet hoops in foreground. CSL numbered 1107, HEH 1110 Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
832 ( 1111)	Soda Springs House, Placer County CPM cat. no. 832, no. 1111 Mammoth Plate (image 21 x 14 in., mount 26 x 19 in.) Tags: California \| Placer County		No Image Available
833 ( 1108)	The Cascades at Soda Springs, Placer County CPM cat. no. 833, no. 1108 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CSL and HEH have different no's (1108 vs. 1109) Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
834 ( 1109)	The Cascades at Soda Springs, Placer County CPM cat. no. 834, no. 1109 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Number on print actually 1108, but evidence suggests it is really 1109 (based on PHMA print) Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
835 ( 1117)	Summit Valley, Castle Peak, and Railroad Snow Sheds, Central Pacific Railroad, Placer and Nevada Counties CPM cat. no. 835, no. 1117 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₄ x 21 ⁵⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: California \| Nevada County \| Placer County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
836 ( 1118)	Summit Valley and Donner Peak, Central Pacific Railroad, Placer and Nevada Counties CPM cat. no. 836, no. 1118 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Nevada County \| Placer County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
837 ( 1119)	Lake Mary, Summit Valley, Central Pacific Railroad, Placer County CPM cat. no. 837, no. 1119 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
838 ( 1122)	Donner Lake, Central Pacific Railroad, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 838, no. 1122 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₂ x 21 ¹⁄₄ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: On HEH print, CEW number is 1123, but on Hearst & Getty prints it is 1122 Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
839 ( 1123)	Donner Lake, Central Pacific Railroad, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 839, no. 1123 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 21 ³⁄₁₆ in., mount 19 x 26 in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number is 1122 on HEH print Tags: California \| Nevada County		No Image Available
840 ( 1250)	Independence Lake House, Foot of the Trail to Mount Lola, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 840, no. 1250 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Note tent and cabin structure lower center. James Eason notes that George Davidson stands somewhat by himself on the porch (right side) Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
841 ( 1252)	Mount Lola from Independence Lake, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 841, no. 1252 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
842 ( 1251)	Mount Lola from Independence Lake, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 842, no. 1251 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
843 ( 1255)	View from Mount Lola Summit, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 843, no. 1255 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View