The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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317	Montgomery Street, July 4th, 1863, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Flag \| Instantaneous View \| July 4th \| Montgomery Street \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Study of Light \| Viewpoint Middle of Street	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
323	Stockton Street, July 4th, 1862, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: California \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Event \| Flag \| Instantaneous View \| July 4th \| Military \| Parade \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Stockton Street \| Study of Light	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
578	Market St., West Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Animal \| California \| Carriage \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Flag \| Instantaneous View \| Manuscript Title \| Market Street \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Shadow \| Signage \| Viewpoint Looking Down \| Viewpoint Middle of Street	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
581	Montgomery St. from Market St, 4th July, 1864, San Francisco. Stereograph Tags: California \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Event \| Flag \| Manuscript Title \| Market Street \| Montgomery Street \| Parade \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery		Quick View
582	Montgomery Street, from Market, July 4th, 1864, S.F. Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Event \| Flag \| July 4th \| Market Street \| Montgomery Street \| Parade \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery		Quick View
582	Montgomery Street, from Market, July 4th, 1864, S.F. Stereograph Tags: California \| Crowd \| Flag \| Instantaneous View \| July 4th \| Manuscript Title \| Market Street \| Montgomery Street \| Parade \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
583	Montgomery Street, from Market. July 4th, 1864. Stereograph Tags: California \| Crowd \| Flag \| Instantaneous View \| July 4th \| Manuscript Title \| Market Street \| Montgomery Street \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery	Courtesy of Bill Lee	Quick View
589	San Francisco - Montgomery St from Market St - 4th July 1864 Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Condition Issue \| Costume \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Flag \| Instantaneous View \| July 4th \| Market Street \| Montgomery Street \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Viewpoint Middle of Street	Courtesy of Jeremy Rowe Vintage Photography	Quick View
692	Trial Trip of the Comanche, San Francisco Stereograph Notes: Trial trip from San Francisco to Mare Island was "entirely successful" as reported in Jan. 23, 1865 Sacramento Daily Union. Note that a second "trial trip" occurred on Feb. 10, 1865 at Mare Island and San Pablo ... Tags: Boat \| California \| Dated View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Factory \| Flag \| Instantaneous View \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Spelling \| Steam Boat \| Study of Light \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
707	Hawthorne Street, Rincon Hill, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Fence \| Flag \| Hawthorne Street \| Rincon Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Study of Light	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
716	Hawthorne Street, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Engineering \| Flag \| Garden \| Hawthorne Street \| Linear Perspective \| Residence \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Shadow \| Study of Light	Courtesy of Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library	Quick View
719	Lincoln Obsequies Stereograph Notes: Lincoln Obsequies 2nd. St. April 19, 1865 showing Masonic Temple - handwritten verso. "The greatest demonstration ever made on the Pacific coast" reported in the April, 20 1865 Daily Alta California (Daily Alt ... Tags: California \| Crowd \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Event \| Flag \| Instantaneous View \| Manuscript Title \| Military \| Named Person \| Pair \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
746	Montgomery St., from Austin's Building, July 4, '65, S.F. Stereograph Tags: Crowd \| Difficult Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Flag \| Instantaneous View \| July 4th \| Military \| Parade \| Signage	Courtesy of Rex Walker	Quick View
748	July 4th 1865 Stereograph Tags: California \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Flag \| Instantaneous View \| July 4th \| Manuscript Title \| Military \| Named Structure \| Pair \| Parade \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery \| Signage \| Viewpoint Looking Down \| Viewpoint Middle of Street	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
750	Montgomery St., from Austin's Building, July 4, '65, S.F. Stereograph Notes: Alternate cropping Tags: California \| Crowd \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Flag \| Instantaneous View \| July 4th \| Montgomery Street \| Named Structure \| Pair \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery \| Signage \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
751	Montgomery St., from Austin's Building, July 4, '65, S.F. Stereograph Tags: California \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Flag \| July 4th \| Montgomery Street \| Named Structure \| Pair \| Parade \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
753	Montgomery St., from Austin's Building, July 4, '65, S.F. Stereograph Tags: California \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Flag \| July 4th \| Montgomery Street \| Named Structure \| Pair \| Parade \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library	Quick View
754	Montgomery St. from Austin's Building, July 4, '65, S.F. Stereograph Tags: California \| Dated View \| Flag \| July 4th \| Montgomery Street \| Named Structure \| Pair \| Parade \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Phil Nathanson	Quick View
757	Montgomery Street, from Austin's Building, July 4, 1865, S.F. Stereograph Tags: California \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Flag \| July 4th \| Montgomery Street \| Named Structure \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	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
776	At the Cliff House, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: California \| Cliff House \| Flag \| Golden Gate \| Messy Environment \| Pair \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Jeremy Rowe Vintage Photography	Quick View
777	Cliff House Stereograph Notes: manuscript title Tags: California \| Cliff House \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Flag \| Group \| Manuscript Title \| Named Structure \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Len Walle	Quick View
944	Corner Montgomery and Sacramento Sts., San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Engraving Source \| Flag \| Montgomery Street \| Sacramento Street \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Shadow \| Viewpoint Looking Out \| Wagon	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
950	Fort Point from Wreck of the Viscata, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Bay \| Boat \| California \| Engineering \| Flag \| Golden Gate \| Instantaneous View \| Moving Water \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Wreck of the Viscata	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
1396	Central Pacific Railroad Celebration, May 8, 1869. Stereograph Tags: California \| Central Pacific Railroad \| CPRR \| Crowd \| Date Conflict \| Dated View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Event \| Flag \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Signage \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View