The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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123 ( 800)	Yosemite Valley from Big Oak Flat Road CPM cat. no. 123, no. 800 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley		No Image Available
124 ( 17)	Up Yosemite Valley, El Capitan CPM cat. no. 124, no. 17 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹³⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 18 ¹¹⁄₁₆ x 25 ¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1867 Paris Expo; Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
125 ( 678)	Up Yosemite Valley CPM cat. no. 125, no. 678 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Taber 677, 678, & 679 all attr to CEW, despite not being included in Taber OS list. Related to CEW 71 & CEW 18 Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley		No Image Available
126 ( 10)	El Capitan, Yosemite Valley CPM cat. no. 126, no. 10 Descriptive Title: El Capitan, Yosemite Valley Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 63—The Great Yosemite Valley #126 Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 3 - El Capitan	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
127 ( 802)	El Capitan, View from Coulterville Road, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 127, no. 802 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
128 ( 803)	River View up Yosemite Valley CPM cat. no. 128, no. 803 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 15 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Possibly CEW 803. Related to a cut-down in CSL photo â€œ112 Photos,â€, pl. 15 (different water). That view titled â€œView up the Yosemite Valleyâ€. Evidence that this view dated b ... Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley		No Image Available
129 ( 801)	Yosemite Valley from Big Oak Flat Road CPM cat. no. 129, no. 801 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley		No Image Available
130 ( 8)	El Capitan, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 130, no. 8 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 20 ³⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: The signed dome top print at Nevada Museum of Art (NMA) has an unusual title calligraphed below print: â€œMountain 3600 ft. high Yo Semite, Californiaâ€ Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
131 ( 38)	Mirror View of El Capitan, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 131, no. 38 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ⁵⁄₈ x 15 ³⁄₄ in.) Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of The New York Public Library	Quick View
132 ( 25)	El Capitan, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 132, no. 25 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ¹⁄₂ x 15 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in., mount 26 ⁷⁄₈ x 20 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1869 MI Fair Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
133 ( 26)	El Capitan, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 133, no. 26 Mammoth Plate (image 21 ¹¹⁄₁₆ x 15 ¹³⁄₁₆ in., mount 27 x 21 ¹⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
134	El Capitan, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 134, unnumbered Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
135 ( 677)	El Capitan, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 135, no. 677 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Though this is Taber number 677 -- not an OS view, apparently -- it is definitely Watkins, based on a print at the Wawona hotel (Yosemite) that has the Watkins title and wetstamp. From this evidenc ...	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
136 ( 828)	El Capitan, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 136, no. 828 Mammoth Plate (image 21 ³⁄₁₆ x 15 ¹⁄₄ in., mount 22 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 17 ⁹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: This print from an album, â€œVoyage aux Etats-Unis d'Amerique et au Mexico, du 15 Mars au 20 Mai 1889â€. See JPGM catalog sheet for more information about this album. CEW number on Bennett ... Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 3 - El Capitan	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
137 ( 15)	Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 137, no. 15 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
138 ( 14)	Bridalveil Fall from Coulterville Trail, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 138, no. 14 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
139 ( 13)	Bridal Veil Fall in Springtime, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 139, no. 13 Descriptive Title: Bridal Veil Fall in Springtime, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 67—The Great Yosemite Valley #139 Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 4 - Bridal Veil Fall	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
140 ( 863)	Bridalveil Fall from the Black Spring, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 140, no. 863 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
141 ( 804)	Tutokanula Pass, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 141, no. 804 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
142 ( 16)	Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 142, no. 16 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ³⁄₁₆ x 15 ⁷⁄₈ in., mount 28 x 22 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1867 Paris Expo. Related to NS 864.	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
143 ( 825)	Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 143, no. 825 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
144 ( 71)	View down Yosemite Valley, Meadow Scene CPM cat. no. 144, no. 71 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CSL print identified as Bradley & Rulofson, but has this CEW number (same print)	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
145 ( 47)	View from Camp Grove, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 145, no. 47 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 20 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 27 in.)	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
146 ( 41)	View on the Merced, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 146, no. 41 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
147 ( 42)	View of the Merced—Cathedral Rock in distance CPM cat. no. 147, no. 42 Descriptive Title: View of the Merced River with Cathedral Rock in the Distance, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 70—The Great Yosemite Valley #147 Tags: California \| Cathedral Rocks \| Geological \| Mammoth Plate Same Viewpoint \| Mariposa County \| Merced River \| Reflection \| Still Water \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 5 - Cathedral Rocks and Spires	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
148 ( 11)	River View down Yosemite Valley CPM cat. no. 148, no. 11 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 20 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 27 in.)	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
149	River View, Cathedral Rock CPM cat. no. 149, unnumbered Mammoth Plate (image 16 ⁷⁄₈ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Dome top is closely related to, but different than, CEW 11		No Image Available
150 ( 37)	View down Yosemite Valley from Ferry Bend CPM cat. no. 150, no. 37 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ¹⁄₈ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: JL print unmounted, numbered [37], titled & signed verso.. Exhibited at 1869 MI Fair	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
151 ( 40)	Down Yosemite Valley, Showing River and Cathedral Rock CPM cat. no. 151, no. 40 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
152 ( 31)	River View Cathedral Rocks Yo Semite CPM cat. no. 152, no. 31 Descriptive Title: River View, Cathedral Rock, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 71—The Great Yosemite Valley #152 Tags: California \| Cathedral Rocks \| Mammoth Plate Variant Composition \| Mariposa County \| Merced River \| Reflection \| Still Water \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 5 - Cathedral Rocks and Spires	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
153 ( 811)	View down Yosemite Valley from Ferry Bend CPM cat. no. 153, no. 811 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Bennett collection image: Recto mount on pasted paper label, centered below image: View Down the Valley from the Ferry Bend, Yosemite with series number 811 and his 427 Montgomery Street, San Franci ...		No Image Available
154 ( 812)	View down Yosemite Valley from Ferry Bend CPM cat. no. 154, no. 812 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
155 ( 20)	Cathedral Rock, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 155, no. 20 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ¹⁄₁₆ x 20 in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 26 ⁷⁄₈ in.)	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
156 ( 19)	Cathedral Rock, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 156, no. 19 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ¹⁄₂ in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 24 ⁷⁄₈ in.)	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
157 ( 21)	Cathedral Rocks CPM cat. no. 157, no. 21 Descriptive Title: Cathedral Rock, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 73—The Great Yosemite Valley #157 Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 5 - Cathedral Rocks and Spires	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
158 ( 805)	Cathedral Rock, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 158, no. 805 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
159 ( 806)	Cathedral Rocks and Spires, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 159, no. 806 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
160 ( 23)	Lower Cathedral Rock, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 160, no. 23 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ¹⁄₂ x 15 ⁵⁄₈ in.)	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
161 ( 39)	Down Yosemite Valley, Showing Cathedral Rock in the Distance CPM cat. no. 161, no. 39 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CSL print identified as Bradley & Rulofson photo (with number 35)	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
162 ( 809)	Cathedral Rocks and Spires, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 162, no. 809 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
163 ( 810)	Cathedral Rocks and Spires, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 163, no. 810 Mammoth Plate (image 14 x 20 ¹⁄₂ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Title from Bennett Collection: Cathedral Rocks and Spires, Yosemite and No. 810		No Image Available
164 ( 24)	Cathedral Spires, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 164, no. 24 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ⁹⁄₁₆ x 15 ⁷⁄₈ in., mount 26 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁷⁄₈ in.)	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
165 ( 76)	"Amabilis", Yosemite CPM cat. no. 165, no. 76 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ⁹⁄₁₆ x 15 ³⁄₄ in.)		No Image Available
166 ( 22)	Cathedral Spires, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 166, no. 22 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ⁹⁄₁₆ x 15 ¹³⁄₁₆ in., mount 28 x 22 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1867 Paris Expo. BL print numbered	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
167 ( 827)	Cathedral Spires, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 167, no. 827 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
168 ( 27)	The Three Brothers, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 168, no. 27 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 26 ⁷⁄₈ in.)	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
169 ( 28)	Three Brothers 4480 ft. CPM cat. no. 169, no. 28 Descriptive Title: The Three Brothers, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 77--The Great Yosemite Valley #169 Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 6 - The Three Brothers	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
170 ( 29)	The Three Brothers, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 170, no. 29 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₄ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: BL print numbered on print	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
171 ( 807)	The Three Brothers, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 171, no. 807 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 20 ³⁄₈ x 25 ³⁄₄ in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number on Bennett print. The thickness of the mount (i.e., album page) suggests this was in a sumptuous album. Note residue from album hinge at left mount edge.	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
171 ( 807)	The Three Brothers, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 172, no. 807 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
173 ( 829)	The Three Brothers, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 173, no. 829 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ¹⁄₂ x 15 ¹⁄₄ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Bennett print has this label: Recto mount on pasted paper label, centered below image: Pompompasos {The Three Brothers}, Yosemite with series number 829 and his â€˜San Francisco' studio address.		No Image Available
174 ( 30)	Mirror View of the Three Brothers, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 174, no. 30 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ⁵⁄₈ x 15 ³⁄₄ in.) Notes: CMP notes: UCLA and CSL cut-down cropped very differently (more info on bottom of print, less on sides)		No Image Available
175 ( 34)	Three Brothers, Front View, 4480 ft. Yo Semite CPM cat. no. 175, no. 34 Descriptive Title: The Three Brothers, Front View, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 79—The Great Yosemite Valley #175 Tags: California \| Mammoth Plate Same Viewpoint \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 6 - The Three Brothers	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
176 ( 46)	A Camping Party in Camp, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 176, no. 46 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Close-up of these 5 people suggests it was a portrait: who are these 2 women and 3 men? Part of the Trenor Park group? Is one Thomas Hill?	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
177 ( 64)	Sentinel Rock from the Upper House Hotel at Foot, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 177, no. 64 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ¹⁄₂ x 15 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 20 ¹⁄₂ x 15 ⁵⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number assigned based on UCLA print. Very close to CEW 65, but subtle differences.. Note 9 people--7 sitting, 2 standing (6 men, 3 women) posed in front of hotel. Negative damaged upper left--j ...		No Image Available
178 ( 65)	Sentinel Rock, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 178, no. 65 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Posed in front of Hutchings's hotel are ten people, eight men and two women. Posted on the wall to the left of the entrance is a broadside with a text that reads: â€œC.E. Watkins / Yosemite Galle ...	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
179 ( 48)	Ponderosa Pine (Pinus Ponderosa), Yosemite CPM cat. no. 179, no. 48 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CEW number on U of VT print	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
180 ( 832)	Sentinel Rock and Sentinel Hotel, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 180, no. 832 Mammoth Plate (image 21 x 15 ³⁄₈ in.)		No Image Available
181 ( 32)	Sentinel Rock, View up Yosemite Valley CPM cat. no. 181, no. 32 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ¹⁄₄ x 16 in., mount 26 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1867 Paris Expo; Exhibited at 1869 MI Fair	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
182 ( 33)	Sentinel Rock, View up Yosemite Valley CPM cat. no. 182, no. 33 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ⁵⁄₁₆ x 16 ³⁄₁₆ in., mount 28 x 22 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair. CEW number 33 inscribed on recto, print has been erased and is no longer visible to the naked eye. Compare with Taber no. 913	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
183 ( 830)	The Sentinel, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 183, no. 830 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
184 ( 44)	Sentinel Rock, Front View, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 184, no. 44 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
185 ( 66)	Sentinel Rock, Front View, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 185, no. 66 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CSL print identified as a Bradley & Rulofson photo (with B&R number 44). SNY print has number 66.	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
186 ( 43)	Sentinel Rock, View down Yosemite Valley CPM cat. no. 186, no. 43 Notes: CMP notes: CSL print identified as Bradley & Rulofson photo (with B&R number 66)	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
187 ( 9)	Up Yosemite Valley from the Foot of Mariposa Trail CPM cat. no. 187, no. 9 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁵⁄₈ x 20 ¹⁄₂ in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 27 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Sold at Phillips auction 04/04 from Private Collection in Mass. Titled and numbered â€œView of the Valley Yosemite No. 9â€ in pencil on verso, acc. to auction notes.	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
188 ( 18)	Up Yosemite Valley from the Foot of El Capitan CPM cat. no. 188, no. 18 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CEW number on CSL album print and UCSNY print. Exhibited at 1867 Paris Expo; Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair.	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
189 ( 67)	River View near Hutchings Hotel, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 189, no. 67 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁵⁄₈ x 20 ³⁄₄ in., mount 15 ⁵⁄₈ x 20 ³⁄₄ in.)		No Image Available
190 ( 12)	Outline of the Cathedral Rock from the River at Foot, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 190, no. 12 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1867 Paris Expo.	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
191 ( 68)	Glacier Point, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 191, no. 68 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ⁵⁄₈ x 16 in., mount 28 x 22 in.)	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
192 ( 69)	Mount Starr King and Glacier Point, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 192, no. 69 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ¹⁄₂ x 16 ¹⁄₈ in., mount 28 x 22 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair; Exhibited at 1869 MI Fair	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
193 ( 70)	Mount Starr King, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 193, no. 70 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ¹⁄₄ x 15 ¹³⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: This number is assigned. There was a print, sold at Sotheby's auction catalog of Nov. 1979, lot 299, that was actually numbered 70.		No Image Available
194 ( 49)	River View, Yosemite Falls CPM cat. no. 194, no. 49 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
195 ( 50)	Yosemite Falls, Front View CPM cat. no. 195, no. 50 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CEW number on BL print, among others	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
196 ( 53)	Yosemite Falls from the Upper House CPM cat. no. 196, no. 53 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
197 ( 52)	Yosemite Falls CPM cat. no. 197, no. 52 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
198 ( 816)	Yosemite Falls, Front View CPM cat. no. 198, no. 816 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
199 ( 51)	Yosemite Falls CPM cat. no. 199, no. 51 Descriptive Title: Yosemite Falls Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP. p.90—The Great Yosemite Valley #199 Tags: Building \| California \| Framed Composition \| Glass Mount \| Mammoth Plate Related \| Mariposa County \| Tree \| Year 1861 or Before \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
200 ( 835)	On the Road to Yosemite Falls CPM cat. no. 200, no. 835 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ¹⁄₄ x 15 ³⁄₁₆ in., mount 21 ³⁄₄ x 16 ¹⁄₂ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Remake of Old Series 51. Bennett collection reads: Recto mount on pasted paper label, centered below image: On the Road to Yosemite Fall, 2634 Ft. Yosemite, with series number 835 and his 427 Montgo ...	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
201 ( 833)	Mirror View of Upper Yosemite Fall CPM cat. no. 201, no. 833 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
202 ( 55)	Upper Yosemite Fall CPM cat. no. 202, no. 55 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ¹⁄₈ x 16 ¹⁄₄ in., mount 28 x 22 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1867 Paris Expo; Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Falls \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 8 - Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
203 ( 56)	Lower Yosemite Fall CPM cat. no. 203, no. 56 Descriptive Title: Lower Yosemite Fall Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 91—The Great Yosemite Valley #203 Tags: California \| Close Up \| Mammoth Plate Same Viewpoint \| Manuscript Title \| Mariposa County \| Messy Environment \| Moving Water \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 8 - Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
204 ( 840)	Lower Yosemite Fall CPM cat. no. 204, no. 840 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CEW number attributed	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
205 ( 838)	Yosemite Falls, View from the Bottom CPM cat. no. 205, no. 838 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
206 ( 839)	Lower Yosemite Fall CPM cat. no. 206, no. 839 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
207 ( 847)	Upper Yosemite Fall, View from Eagle Point Trail CPM cat. no. 207, no. 847 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Nathanson label text is: UPPER YOSEMITE FALL. 1600 FT. [note singular]. No. 849. Watkins' New Series, 427 Montgomery Street, San Francisco.		No Image Available
208	Upper Yosemite Falls CPM cat. no. 208, unnumbered Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: This view was made looking north-northeast from a position on present-day Yosemite Falls Trail at approximately 2 km (6,600 ft.) elevation near thefreshwater spring marked on present-day topographic ...		No Image Available
209 ( 848)	The Domes from the Foot of Upper Yosemite Fall CPM cat. no. 209, no. 848 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
210 ( 849)	Upper Yosemite Valley, View from Eagle Point Trail CPM cat. no. 210, no. 849 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Formed from joining of 2 mammoth plates -- left half (849) at YM & CHS, right half (848) at YM.		No Image Available
211 ( 45)	Camp Grove, Looking Up River, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 211, no. 45 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₄ x 20 ³⁄₈ in., mount 20 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 27 in.)	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
212 ( 813)	North Dome from Camp Grove, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 212, no. 813 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
213 ( 58)	The Domes from Yosemite Valley CPM cat. no. 213, no. 58 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
214 ( 819)	Winter on the Domes, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 214, no. 819 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
215 ( 818)	Winter on the Domes, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 215, no. 818 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 28 ¹⁄₄ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Possibly CEW 818. Note: Snow covers upper elevations--background is pale--may not be visible in copy print. Recto mount in pencil upper right: 11. The Half Dome 500 ft. The First Touch of Winter.		No Image Available
216 ( 59)	The Domes, Yo Semite CPM cat. no. 216, no. 59 Descriptive Title: The Domes, Close View, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 96—The Great Yosemite Valley #216 Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 9 - North Dome, Royal Arches, Washington Column	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
217 ( 35)	Half Dome, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 217, no. 35 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1867 Paris Expo; Exhibited at 1869 MI Fair. Taber title on print (â€The Half Dome...â€) differs from Taber title on list (â€River View...â€). Related to NS812		No Image Available
218 ( 61)	Half Dome, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 218, no. 61 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
219 ( 60)	Half Dome from Yosemite Valley CPM cat. no. 219, no. 60 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CHNDM dome top		No Image Available
220 ( 62)	Half Dome, Best Close View, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 220, no. 62 Descriptive Title: Half Dome, Best Close View, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 98—The Great Yosemite Valley #220 Tags: California \| Instantaneous View \| Mammoth Plate Same Viewpoint \| Mariposa County \| Merced River \| Pair \| Serial Imagery \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 9 - North Dome, Royal Arches, Washington Column	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
221 ( 82)	Half Dome, Near View from Yosemite Valley CPM cat. no. 221, no. 82 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
222 ( 36)	Down the Valley from Foot of El Capitan CPM cat. no. 222, no. 36 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
223 ( 83)	Outline View of Half Dome, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 223, no. 83 Mammoth Plate (image 20 ¹⁄₂ x 15 ³⁄₄ in.)	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
224 ( 57)	Mirror View, Yosemite, North Dome CPM cat. no. 224, no. 57 Descriptive Title: Mirror View of North Dome, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 99—The Great Yosemite Valley #224 Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Reflection \| River \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 9 - North Dome, Royal Arches, Washington Column	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
225 ( 80)	River View of Royal Arches, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 225, no. 80 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: This is a dome top print. Related to CEW 79 & 80		No Image Available
226 ( 78)	The Royal Arches, Close View from the Foot, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 226, no. 78 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ⁵⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁷⁄₈ in.)		No Image Available
227 ( 63)	North Dome, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 227, no. 63 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1867 Paris Expo; Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair	Courtesy of The New York Public Library	Quick View
228 ( 79)	North Dome, the Royal Arches, and Washington Column, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 228, no. 79 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
229 ( 80)	North Dome, the Royal Arches, and Washington Column, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 229, no. 80 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₄ x 20 ⁹⁄₁₆ in., mount 23 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 29 ¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1869 MI Fair	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
230 ( 81)	Washington Column, Mirror View, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 230, no. 81 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair; Exhibited at 1869 MI Fair. Same viewpoint as NS 841. CHNDM print has different cropping.	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
231 ( 841)	Washington Column, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 231, no. 841 Mammoth Plate		No Image Available
232 ( 72)	Mirror Lake and Mount Watkins, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 232, no. 72 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₄ x 20 ³⁄₄ in.)	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
233 ( 73)	Mirror Lake, Woodland Reflections, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 233, no. 73 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ¹⁄₁₆ x 20 in., mount 19 x 25 ⁵⁄₁₆ in.)		No Image Available
234 ( 75)	Mirror Lake, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 234, no. 75 Descriptive Title: Mount Watkins, Fully Reflected in Mirror Lake, Yosemite Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p.104—The Great Yosemite Valley #234 Tags: California \| Mariposa County \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 10 - Mirror Lake, Mt Watkins, Half Dome	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
235 ( 842)	Mount Watkins and Mirror Lake, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 235, no. 842 Mammoth Plate	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
236 ( 84)	North Dome, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 236, no. 84 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Taber number at BL. WCP dome top	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
237 ( 85)	North Dome, Front View, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 237, no. 85 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₄ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1867 Paris Expo; Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair; Exhibited at 1869 MI Fair	Courtesy of The New York Public Library	Quick View
238 ( 86)	River View, Yosemite CPM cat. no. 238, no. 86 Mammoth Plate		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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