The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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965 ( 1178)	Paso Robles Hot Springs, San Luis Obispo County CPM cat. no. 965, no. 1178 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₈ x 21 in., mount 16 ⁵⁄₈ x 22 ³⁄₈ in.) Tags: California \| San Luis Obispo County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
966 ( 1175)	Eagle Hotel, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County CPM cat. no. 966, no. 1175 Mammoth Plate (image 15 x 21 ¹⁄₈ in., mount 15 ⁷⁄₈ x 21 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Tags: California \| Hotel \| San Luis Obispo County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
967 ( 1176)	Arlington Hotel, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County CPM cat. no. 967, no. 1176 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₈ x 21 ¹⁄₄ in., mount 15 ⁵⁄₈ x 21 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Note two women posed in upper windows, looking out (one at each right-most edge). Tags: California \| Hotel \| Santa Barbara \| Santa Barbara County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
968 ( 941)	Southern Hotel, Bakersfield, Kern County CPM cat. no. 968, no. 941 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1889 MI Fair (Kern County exhibition), SF. Note presence of a few African-Americans amongst people at hotel. Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
969 ( 924)	Kern County Groups CPM cat. no. 969, no. 924 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 ¹⁄₈ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Montage of 16 reduced mammoth plates, all numbered (not CEW numbers, however). Includes 3 of grape vines, and others not found in rest of album. Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
970 ( 925)	Kern County Groups CPM cat. no. 970, no. 925 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 ¹⁄₈ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Montage of 14 reduced mammoth plates, all numbered (not CEW numbers, however). Includes several not found. Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
971 ( 927)	Twenty-Fourth Industrial Fair of the Mechanics' Institute, Kern County Exhibit, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 971, no. 927 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₄ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Note that 17 of Watkins's mammoth prints on wall (Kern Co. images); nearly all have been identified by CEW#. Tags: California \| Exhibition \| Kern County \| Mechanics Institute		No Image Available
972 ( 928A)	Twenty-Fourth Industrial Fair of the Mechanics' Institute, Kern County Exhibit, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 972, no. 928A Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Faces opposite direction from catalog no. 977 Tags: California \| Exhibition \| Kern County \| Mechanics Institute		No Image Available
973 ( 928B)	Twenty-Fourth Industrial Fair of the Mechanics' Institute, Kern County Exhibit, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 973, no. 928B Mammoth Plate (image 14 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₄ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Exhibition \| Kern County \| Mechanics Institute		No Image Available
974 ( 926)	Twenty-Fourth Industrial Fair of the Mechanics' Institute, Kern County Exhibit, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 974, no. 926 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Exhibition \| Kern County \| Mechanics Institute		No Image Available
975 ( 931)	Late George Cling Peaches from the Wible Orchard, Kern County CPM cat. no. 975, no. 931 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
976 ( 932)	Orange Cling Peach,the Maul Orchard, Kern County CPM cat. no. 976, no. 932 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1889 MI Fair (Kern County exhibition), SF Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
977 ( 933)	Orange Cling Peach,the Maul Orchard, Kern County CPM cat. no. 977, no. 933 Mammoth Plate (image 14 x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1889 MI Fair (Kern County exhibition), SF Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
978 ( 934)	Orange Cling Peach,the Maul Orchard, Kern County CPM cat. no. 978, no. 934 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1889 MI Fair (Kern County exhibition), SF Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
979 ( 935)	Orange Cling Peach,the Maul Orchard, Kern County CPM cat. no. 979, no. 935 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
980 ( 942)	Wible's Peach Orchard, Bakersfield, Kern County CPM cat. no. 980, no. 942 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ³⁄₁₆ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1889 MI Fair (Kern County exhibition), SF Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
981 ( 943)	Thompson's Seedless Grapes, Kern County CPM cat. no. 981, no. 943 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹³⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in., mount 17 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 24 ¹⁄₄ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Verso of print: Peterson stamp, Private Library of H.C. Peterson (encircled).; in pencil by Peterson, Thompsons's Seedless Grapes--a photograph of the original parent vine which revolutionized the ra ... Tags: California \| Kern County	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
982 ( 964)	Fig Tree, the Tejon Ranch, Kern County CPM cat. no. 982, no. 964 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 21 ³⁄₁₆ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number on print at Castle & Cooke (CCC) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
983 ( 975)	Panorama of Buena Vista Ranch, View from the Foot Hills, No. 2, Kern County CPM cat. no. 983, no. 975 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CEW number assigned based on location of other Buena Vista farm pictures. First image in panorama not found. Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
984 ( 976)	Panorama of Buena Vista Ranch, No. 3, Kern County CPM cat. no. 984, no. 976 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CEW number assigned based on location of other Buena Vista farm pictures. First image in panorama not found. Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
985 ( 977)	Panorama of Buena Vista Ranch, View from the Foot Hills, No. 4, Kern County CPM cat. no. 985, no. 977 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CEW number assigned based on location of other Buena Vista farm pictures. First image in panorama not found. Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
986 ( 937)	View up Kern River, near the Mouth of the Canyon, Kern County CPM cat. no. 986, no. 937 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ³⁄₈ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1889 MI Fair (Kern County exhibition), SF Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
987 ( 936)	Mouth of Kern Canyon, Kern County CPM cat. no. 987, no. 936 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 ¹⁄₄ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
988 ( 938)	View Down Kern River from the Mouth of Cottonwood Creek, Kern County CPM cat. no. 988, no. 938 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 20 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
989 ( 939)	View Up Kern River, Showing Head of Ditch, Kern County CPM cat. no. 989, no. 939 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 ¹⁄₄ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1889 MI Fair (Kern County exhibition), SF Tags: California \| Kern 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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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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