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
990	View up the Kern River from the Bluff above the Water Gates, Kern County CPM cat. no. 990, unnumbered Mammoth Plate (image 14 x 21 ⁷⁄₁₆ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
991 ( 965)	View down the Kern River from the Bluff above the Water Gates, Kern County CPM cat. no. 991, no. 965 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 ¹⁄₂ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number on CCC print, but note that title is different on HEH and CCC print (HEH says â€œdownâ€ river, CCC says â€œupâ€ river) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
992 ( 940)	Irrigating Alfalfa Fields, on the Kern River, Kern County CPM cat. no. 992, no. 940 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
993 ( 959)	Wier on the Calloway Canal from the Kern River, Kern County CPM cat. no. 993, no. 959 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₂ x 21 ¹⁄₂ 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
994 ( 960)	Calloway Canal, Head Gate and Wier, the Kern River, Kern County CPM cat. no. 994, no. 960 Mammoth Plate (image 13 ¹⁄₂ x 21 ¹⁄₄ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
995 ( 961)	Pioneer Bridge and Wier, the Kern River, Kern County CPM cat. no. 995, no. 961 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 20 ³⁄₄ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: No. 683 related to CEW 961, from non-mammoth album â€œPhotographic Views of Kern County, California.â€ Camera in almost identical location, but closer to structure. Made a diff times. Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
996 ( 958)	Pioneer Bridge and Wier, Irrigation Canal, Kern County CPM cat. no. 996, no. 958 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1889 MI Fair (Kern County exhibition), SF Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
997 ( 962)	Head Gate and Bridge, Pioneer Canal, the Kern River, Kern County CPM cat. no. 997, no. 962 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₁₆ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: No. 685 related to CEW 962, from non-mammoth album â€œPhotographic Views of Kern County, California.â€ Camera in almost identical location, but at different time. Exhibited at 1889 MI Fair ... Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
998 ( 951)	View on the Calloway Canal, near Poso Creek, Kern County (A) CPM cat. no. 998, no. 951 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₁₆ 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
999 ( 952)	View on the Calloway Canal, near Poso Creek, Kern County (B) CPM cat. no. 999, no. 952 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ³⁄₄ x 20 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
1000 ( 953)	View on the Calloway Canal, near Poso Creek, Kern County (A) CPM cat. no. 1000, no. 953 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 ³⁄₄ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Part 1 of 2-part panorama with CEW 954 Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1001 ( 954)	View on the Calloway Canal, near Poso Creek, Kern County (B) CPM cat. no. 1001, no. 954 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1889 MI Fair (Kern County exhibition), SF. Part 2 of 2-part panorama with CEW 953. No.'s 706 and 707 are related to CEW 954, from non-mammoth album â€œPhotographic Views of Kern Co ... Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1002 ( 956)	View on the Calloway Canal, near Poso Creek, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1002, no. 956 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ 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
1003 ( 963)	View on the Calloway Canal, near Poso Creek, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1003, no. 963 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: No. 723 is a reduced copy of CEW 963, from non-mammoth album â€œPhotographic Views of Kern County, California.â€ Extended caption on no. 723 gives interesting details. Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1004 ( 978)	View on Buena Vista Farm, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1004, no. 978 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1005 ( 979)	View on Buena Vista Farm, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1005, no. 979 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1006 ( 971)	Alameda Farm and Dairy, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1006, no. 971 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 ¹⁄₂ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1007 ( 972)	Headquarters, the Alameda Farm and Dairy, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1007, no. 972 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ³⁄₁₆ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: This may be Al Morgan's house, based on a letter from WB Carr to Morgan about CEW's photo assignment. Note: 5 women, 3 men, 1 child, and 3 dogs. Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1008 ( 946)	Headquarters, the Bellevue Farm , Kern County CPM cat. no. 1008, no. 946 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₂ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1009 ( 984)	Headquarters, the Buena Vista Farm, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1009, no. 984 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1010 ( 983)	Headquarters, the Buena Vista Farm, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1010, no. 983 Mammoth Plate (image 14 x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1011 ( 982)	Haying at the Buena Vista Farm, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1011, no. 982 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: No. 665 is a reduced copy of CEW 982, from non-mammoth album â€œPhotographic Views of Kern County.â€ Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1012 ( 949)	Harvesting, Wheat and Alfalfa Fields, the Jackson Ranch, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1012, no. 949 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1013 ( 950)	Harvesting, Wheat and Alfalfa Fields, the Jackson Ranch, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1013, no. 950 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1014 ( 969)	Alfalfa Fields, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1014, no. 969 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1015 ( 970)	Alfalfa Fields, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1015, no. 970 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1016 ( 944)	Ditching and Checking, near Poso Creek, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1016, no. 944 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₁₆ x 21 in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1017 ( 967)	Alfalfa Fields and Stock, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1017, no. 967 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in., mount 19 x 25 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Possibly CEW 967 Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1018 ( 968)	Alfalfa Fields and Stock, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1018, no. 968 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1019 ( 1126)	Work Camp, Caliente and the Tehachapi Pass, Southern Pacific Railroad, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1019, no. 1126 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1020 ( 1127)	Railroad Bridge at the Settlement of Keene, Southern Pacific Railroad, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1020, no. 1127 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1021 ( 1128)	Settlement of Keene, Southern Pacific Railroad, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1021, no. 1128 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1022 ( 1131)	Section of Loop, No. 2 [sic], Tehachapi Pass, Southern Pacific Railroad, Kern County (A) CPM cat. no. 1022, no. 1131 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1023 ( 1130)	Section of Loop, No. 1 [sic], Tehachapi Pass, Southern Pacific Railroad, Kern County (B) CPM cat. no. 1023, no. 1130 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1024 ( 1132)	Side View of the Loop, Tehachapi Pass, Southern Pacific Railroad, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1024, no. 1132 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₈ x 21 in., mount 15 ⁵⁄₈ x 21 ⁵⁄₈ in.) Tags: California \| Kern County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
1025 ( 1133)	View of the Loop, Tehachapi Pass, Southern Pacific Railroad, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1025, no. 1133 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Kern County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
1026 ( 1135)	Section of the Loop, Southern Pacific Railroad, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1026, no. 1135 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1027 ( 1134)	Crossing the Loop at Tunnel No. 9, Southern Pacific Railroad, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1027, no. 1134 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW # on Wilson print Tags: California \| Kern County		No Image Available
1028 ( 1136)	View West from Tunnel No. 10, Southern Pacific Railroad, Kern County CPM cat. no. 1028, no. 1136 Mammoth Plate 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.

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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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