The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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542	Residence of Bishop Kip, Rincon Hill, San Francisco. Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Decorative Arts \| Garden \| Named Person \| Rincon Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Ken Rosen	Quick View
543	Untitled Stereograph		No Image Available
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545	Residence of Donahue Stereograph Notes: This is the residence of James Donahue, Cofounder, SF Gas Co., 346 1st St & Guy Place. The handwritten note on the lower left margin actually refers to the home of James's brother, Peter Donahue who had a hous ... Tags: Bryant Street \| California \| Child \| First Street \| Group \| Manuscript Title \| Named Person \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Second Street	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
545	Residence of Mr. Hartshorn, Rincon Hill, San Francisco Stereograph	Courtesy of Marilyn Blaisdell Photograph Collection (SFP 84) , San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library	Quick View
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551	View from Rincon Hill, San Francisco Stereograph Notes: This is the residence of James Donahue, Cofounder, SF Gas Co., 346 1st St & Guy Place looking north east. (Identified by Nick Wright based on the fence in the front yard of the property) Tags: Building \| California \| Cloud \| Distant View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Fence \| First Street \| Rincon Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of The New York Public Library	Quick View
552	Laurel Place, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Child \| Fence \| Garden \| Linear Perspective \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Shadow	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of Weston and Mary Naef	Quick View
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556	Residence of Mr. McRuer, Laurel Place, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Garden \| Named Person \| Residence \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Bill Lee	Quick View
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559	Billy Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title	Courtesy of Phil Nathanson	Quick View
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SAN FRANCISCO AND ENVIRONS (1860-1864)

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Featured Watkins Photographs

Mammoth Plate Photographs

Becoming a Professional Photographer

Yosemite Valley and Related Pictures

San Francisco and the Pacific Coast

South, East, and North of San Francisco

The Californa Missions Project

Picturing the Topographical Landscape

Railroads and Agriculture

Mining

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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)

Stereographs

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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Stereographs

Unnumbered Series

Albumns

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

Albums

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.

Documents & Ephemera

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

SAN FRANCISCO AND ENVIRONS (1860-1864)

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