The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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552 ( S-64)	Spokane on the Northern Pacific Railroad, Washington Territory CPM cat. no. 552, no. S-64 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ³⁄₄ x 21 in.) Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
551 ( S-65)	Spokane Falls on the Northern Pacific Railroad, Washington Territory CPM cat. no. 551, no. S-65 Mammoth Plate (image 16 x 21 ³⁄₈ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tag: British Columbia	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
550 ( S-62)	Spokane Falls on the Northern Pacific Railroad, Washington Territory CPM cat. no. 550, no. S-62 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ³⁄₈ x 20 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
530 ( 283)	New Tacoma and Puget Sound, Washinton Territory CPM cat. no. 530, no. 283 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: This view is believed to have been made from the vicinity of East Eleventh Street adn Milwaukee Way, from the waterfront of New Tacoma looking toward present-day Old Tacoma (FWP Washington 1950, pp. ... Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
532 ( 283)	Seattle and Puget Soiund, , Washinton Territory CPM cat. no. 532, no. 283 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Also CEW S-63 Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
529 ( 284)	North Pacific Railroad Terminus, New Tacoma, Washinton Territory CPM cat. no. 529, no. 284 Mammoth Plate Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
531 ( 286)	Loading Coal on Puget Sound, New Tacoma, Washinton Territory CPM cat. no. 531, no. 286 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Also CEW S-66 Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
533 ( 287)	Seattle and Puget Sound from Dennyâ€™s Hill, Washinton Territory CPM cat. no. 533, no. 287 Mammoth Plate Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
534 ( 288)	Seattle, From Dennyâ€™s Hill, Puget Sound, Wash. CPM cat. no. 534, no. 288 Mammoth Plate Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
535 ( 289)	Seattle and Puget Sound from South Ridge, Washinton Territory CPM cat. no. 535, no. 289 Mammoth Plate Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
536 ( 290)	Seattle and Puget Sound from South Ridge, Washinton Territory CPM cat. no. 536, no. 290 Mammoth Plate Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
537 ( 291)	Seattle and Puget Sound from Coal Depot, Washinton Territory CPM cat. no. 537, no. 291 Mammoth Plate Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
538 ( 292)	Seattle and Puget Sound from Coal Depot, Washinton Territory CPM cat. no. 538, no. 292 Mammoth Plate Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
539 ( 293)	Seattle and Puget Sound from Coal Depot, Washinton Territory CPM cat. no. 539, no. 293 Mammoth Plate Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
553 ( 294)	Victoria, British Columbia, View from Government Buildings. CPM cat. no. 553, no. 294 Mammoth Plate Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
554 ( 295)	Victoria, British Columbia, View from Government Buildings. CPM cat. no. 554, no. 295 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Number assigned based on album order and known number on Wilson & Getty prints Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
556 ( 296)	Victoria, British Columbia, View from Christ Church CPM cat. no. 556, no. 296 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Number assigned based on album order and known number on Wilson & Getty prints Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
557 ( 297)	Victoria, British Columbia, View from Christ Church CPM cat. no. 557, no. 297 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₂ x 21 in.) Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
558 ( 298)	Victoria, British Columbia, View from Christ Church CPM cat. no. 558, no. 298 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Number assigned based on album order and known number on Wilson & Getty prints Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
555 ( 299)	Victoria, British Columbia, View from Government Buildings. CPM cat. no. 555, no. 299 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Number assigned based on album order and known number on Wilson & Getty prints Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
543 ( 301)	Port Blakely Mill on Puget Sound, Washington Territory CPM cat. no. 543, no. 301 Mammoth Plate Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
542 ( 302)	Port Blakely Mill on Puget Sound, Washington Territory CPM cat. no. 542, no. 302 Mammoth Plate Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
540 ( 303)	Port Blakely on Puget Sound, Washington Territory CPM cat. no. 540, no. 303 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Check numbers with Weston Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
541 ( 304)	Hallâ€™s Shipyard on Puget Sound, Port Blakely, Washington Territory CPM cat. no. 541, no. 304 Mammoth Plate Tag: British Columbia		No Image Available
544 ( 306)	Hallâ€™s Shipyard on Puget Sound, Port Blakely, Washington Territory CPM cat. no. 544, no. 306 Mammoth Plate Tag: British Columbia		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)

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

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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

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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.

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Includes advertising, trade cards, personal correspondence, and other documents.

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