The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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101	Hacienda, New Almaden Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Elevated Viewpoint \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County \| Smelting \| Viewpoint Looking Down \| Works	Courtesy of Robert Smith - roberts3d.com	Quick View
102	Smelting Works, New Almaden Stereograph Tags: Bridge \| Building \| California \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Figure in Landscape \| New Almaden \| Pair \| Santa Clara County \| Smelting \| Viewpoint Looking Down \| Works	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
104	At the Hacienda, New Almaden. Stereograph Tags: Botany \| California \| Costume \| Flower \| Garden \| Gaze \| Gesture or Pose \| Group \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of Ken Rosen	Quick View
107	The Miner's Pet, New Almaden. Stereograph Tags: Animal \| California \| Close Up \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County \| Still Life	Courtesy of Ken Rosen	Quick View
111	Marking the Flasks, New Almaden Stereograph Notes: Variant image. Position of leg and flasks are different than #111 with manuscript title. Tags: California \| Flask \| Interior \| Men at Work \| New Almaden \| Occupational \| Quicksilver \| Santa Clara County \| Smelting \| Study of Light \| Works	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
111	Marking the Flasks Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title. Variant image. Position of leg and flasks are different than #111 with printed title. Tags: California \| Flask \| Interior \| Men at Work \| New Almaden \| Occupational \| Quicksilver \| Santa Clara County \| Smelting \| Study of Light \| Tool \| Works	Courtesy of Phil Nathanson	Quick View
112	The Town on the Hill, New Almaden Stereograph Notes: Same image as #158 Tags: Building \| California \| Distant View \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County \| Study of Light \| Town \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
115	Wash Day Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: California \| Figure in Landscape \| Laundry \| Manuscript Title \| New Almaden \| Occupational \| River \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
116	At the Hacienda, New Almaden Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of Kevin Wilkeson	Quick View
73 ( 117)	New Almaden Quicksilver Mines, General View CPM cat. no. 73, no. 117 Mammoth Plate (image 15 x 20 ¹⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number from CSL print (verso). Billings print signed and inscribed by CEW, General View of the New Almaden mines/No. 2 Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
118	Untitled Stereograph Notes: Group portrait is of the Sherman Day family. Day is at right, his daughter is next to him, and her husband Charles T.H. Palmer is standing at left. We assume that Day's wife is seated at left. Information prov ... Tags: California \| Costume \| Garden \| Gaze \| Gesture or Pose \| Group \| Manuscript Title \| Named Person \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
74 ( 118)	The Road to the Mines, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 74, no. 118 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₁₆ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 26 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County		No Image Available
75 ( 119)	Hacienda near the Hotel, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 75, no. 119 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ¹⁄₁₆ x 20 ³⁄₈ in., mount 17 ³⁄₈ x 22 ³⁄₄ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1869 MI Fair, SF. CEW number on verso of CSL print. Note Chinese pagoda visible l.l. Billings print signed and inscribed Hacienda/No. 3 Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
120	Residence of Mr Day Stereograph Tags: California \| New Almaden \| Residence \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of John Saddy - Jefferson Stereoptics	Quick View
76 ( 120)	Residence of John Young, Esq., New Almaden CPM cat. no. 76, no. 120 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₂ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 26 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Taber title different--probably a hotel by 1880s, while still a residence in 1863. CEW number assigned by comparison of image with Taber titles Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County		No Image Available
78 ( 121)	Residence of John Young, Esq., View East, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 78, no. 121 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹¹⁄₁₆ x 20 ¹¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 20 ⁷⁄₈ x 26 ⁷⁄₈ in.) Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County		No Image Available
121	Hacienda from the Cross Peak, New Almaden Stereograph Notes: Same negative as #141 Tags: California \| Distant View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| New Almaden \| Road \| Santa Clara County \| Valley \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
122	The Side of the Mine Peak, New Almaden. Stereograph Tags: California \| Framed Composition \| Men at Work \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County \| Tool \| Viewpoint Looking Up	Courtesy of Harper Wright on behalf of the Estate of Helen Carroll Wright	Quick View
77 ( 122)	Summer House, (Chinese Pagoda), Residence John Young Esq., New Almaden CPM cat. no. 77, no. 122 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹¹⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 20 ¹³⁄₁₆ x 26 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County		No Image Available
79 ( 123)	Street View at the Hacienda, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 79, no. 123 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Exhibited at 1868 MI Fair. CEW number on verso of CSL print Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
124	The New Road, New Almaden Stereograph Tags: California \| Laundry \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of The New York Public Library	Quick View
80 ( 124)	Soda Spring House, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 80, no. 124 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ¹⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 20 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 27 in.) Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County		No Image Available
125	The New Road from the Mine Peak, New Almaden Stereograph Tags: California \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County	Courtesy of John Saddy - Jefferson Stereoptics	Quick View
81 ( 125)	Machine Shops, New Almaden CPM cat. no. 81, no. 125 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁹⁄₁₆ in., mount 20 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 26 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Mining \| New Almaden \| Santa Clara County		No Image Available
126	Rural View Stereograph Notes: School at New Almaden handwritten left of title; "Judge C. W. Hack taught school in this school house after leaving University" Tags: Building \| California \| Figure in Landscape \| Manuscript Title \| New Almaden \| Reflection \| Santa Clara County \| School \| Tree	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View