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Watkins #2511 - Capt. Jack's Cave, showing Modoc fortifications on top
Image courtesy of: The Society of California Pioneers   (Accession Number C009922, Accession Bin/Box B001820)
Photographers number:2511
Title:Capt. Jack's Cave, showing Modoc fortifications on top

Photographer:Carleton E Watkins   (Nov 11, 1829 — Jun 23, 1916;  Active approx. 1853 — 1896)
Publisher:Carleton Watkins
Format:Stereograph

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CarletonWatkins.org Image ID:1002795
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