The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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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
130	Machine Shop, New Almaden Stereograph Tags: Animal \| Building \| California \| Figure in Landscape \| New Almaden \| Road \| Santa Clara County \| Study of Light	Courtesy of Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library	Quick View
136	Smelting Works, New Almaden Stereograph Tags: Bridge \| California \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Figure in Landscape \| Men at Work \| New Almaden \| Occupational \| Pair \| Road \| Santa Clara County \| Serial Imagery \| Smelting \| Study of Light \| Wagon \| Works	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
140	The New Road from the Mine Peak, New Almaden Stereograph Tags: California \| Distant View \| New Almaden \| Road \| Santa Clara County \| Study of Light \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library	Quick View
156	Town on the Hill Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: California \| Cloud \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Manuscript Title \| New Almaden \| Pair \| Road \| Santa Clara County \| Study of Light \| Town \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
158	The Town on the Hill, New Almaden Stereograph Notes: Alternate camera position to the right of number 158 Tags: Building \| California \| Elevated Viewpoint \| New Almaden \| Road \| Santa Clara County \| Town \| Valley \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of John Saddy - Jefferson Stereoptics	Quick View
158	The Town on the Hill, New Almaden Stereograph Notes: Same image as #112 Tags: Building \| California \| Elevated Viewpoint \| New Almaden \| Pair \| Road \| Santa Clara County \| Town \| Valley \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
168	The Hacienda, New Almaden Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| New Almaden \| Road \| Santa Clara County \| Study of Light \| Valley \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
265	Big River Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Building \| California \| Distant View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Fence \| Manuscript Title \| Mendocino County \| Road	Courtesy of Bill Lee	Quick View
352	Alcatraz Stereograph Tags: Alcatraz \| Building \| California \| Distant View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Manuscript Title \| Road \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
734	Residence of Mr. W.E. Barron, Menlo Park Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Linear Perspective \| Menlo Park \| Messy Environment \| Named Business \| Residence \| Road \| San Mateo County	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
739	Residence of T.H. Selby, San Mateo Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Named Person \| Residence \| Road \| San Mateo \| San Mateo County \| Tree	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
772	At the Cliff House, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Carriage \| Cliff House \| Flag \| Group \| Named Structure \| Road \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Viewpoint Looking Up	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
773	The Cliff House Stereograph Notes: Same image as New Series #3606 Tags: California \| Cliff House \| Distant View \| Figure in Landscape \| Geological \| Manuscript Title \| Moving Water \| Named Structure \| Road \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
773	At the Cliff House, San Francisco Stereograph Notes: Same image as New Series #3606 Tags: California \| Cliff House \| Figure in Landscape \| Named Structure \| Road \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
781	The Cliff House Stereograph Notes: manuscript title Tags: Animal \| Building \| California \| Carriage \| Cliff House \| Crowd \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Geological \| Manuscript Title \| Road \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Study of Light \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Phil Nathanson	Quick View
902	The Cottage, Spring Valley W.W. Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: California \| Figure in Landscape \| Manuscript Title \| Road \| San Mateo County \| Spring Valley Water Works	Courtesy of Phil Nathanson	Quick View
917	The Road to the Cove Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: California \| Linear Perspective \| Manuscript Title \| Road \| San Mateo County \| Shadow \| Spring Valley Water Works \| Tree	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
1204	Panorama of Portland and the Willamette River, Oregon #4 Stereograph Tags: Building \| Dated View \| Distant View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Mammoth Plate Variant Composition \| Multnomah County \| Oregon \| Panorama \| Portland \| River \| Road	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
1207	Panorama of Portland #7 Stereograph Tags: Disaster \| Distant View \| Multnomah County \| Named Structure \| Oregon \| Panorama \| Portland \| River \| Road	Courtesy of The New York Public Library	Quick View
1208	Panorama of Portland and the Willamette River, Oregon #8 Stereograph Tags: Building \| Disaster \| Distant View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Mammoth Plate Variant Composition \| Multnomah County \| Oregon \| Panorama \| Portland \| River \| Road \| Tree	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
1212	Oswego Iron Works Stereograph Tags: Clackamas County \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Figure in Landscape \| Mammoth Plate Same Viewpoint \| Messy Environment \| Named Business \| Oregon \| Reflection \| Road \| Smelting \| Works	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
1304	Dalles City on Columbia River, View from the East Stereograph Tags: Building \| Dated View \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Distant View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Mammoth Plate Same Viewpoint \| Oregon \| Residence \| River \| Road \| Viewpoint Looking Out \| Wasco County	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
1311	Officer's Quarters Oregon Steam Navigation Co., Dalles City, Columbia Riv Stereograph Tags: Dated View \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Fence \| Garden \| Linear Perspective \| Oregon \| Residence \| Road \| Wasco County	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
1583	Geyser Hotel, J. C. Susenbeth, Proprietor, Sonoma Co., Cal. Stereograph Tags: Animal \| California \| Figure in Landscape \| Group \| Hotel \| Named Person \| Named Structure \| Road \| Signage \| Sonoma County \| Wagon	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View