The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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299 ( 282)	The City, View from the Residence of Bishop Kip, Rincon Hill, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 299, no. 282 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair. JPGM version cropped down & numbered 324 Tags: Bishop Kip \| California \| Octagon House \| Palmer Octagon House \| Rincon Hill \| Saint Francis of Assisi \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Second Street \| Telegraph Hill	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
509	Union College, San Francisco. 2nd and Folsom St. Stereograph Notes: Notes on reverse: "2nd and Folson Sts 1861" Tags: California \| Folsom Street \| Manuscript Title \| Messy Environment \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| School \| Second Street	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
529	Harrison Street Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Building \| California \| Condition Issue \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Essex Street \| Harrison Street \| Henry Miller Residence \| Lawrence W Coe Residence \| Looking West \| Manuscript Title \| Rincon Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Second Street \| Shadow \| Thomas Henry Selby Residence	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
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
710	Second Street from Rincon Hill, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: California \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Linear Perspective \| Rincon Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Second Street \| Viewpoint Middle of Street	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1000	Second street Terminus Stereograph Notes: 1867-69. Stationed at S.F. as school ship. USS Independence, first three deck man-o-war in US Navy. Ferry boat 'Alameda'. Tags: Bay \| Boat \| California \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Second Street \| Steam Boat \| Waterfront	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
3574	Market Street from Second St., View East, San Francisco. Stereograph Tags: California \| Cobble Stones \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Do Mills Building \| Grand Hotel \| Looking East \| Market Street \| Parade \| Revere Block \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Second Street \| Tracks, Trolley \| Transportation \| Viewpoint Middle of Street	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View

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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

Other Subjects

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)

Stereographs

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.

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