The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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—	Untitled Descriptive Title: Scandinavian Picnic, Woodward's Gardens, S.F. Stereograph Tags: Costume \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Musical Instrument \| Serial Imagery	Courtesy of Ken Rosen	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
347 ( 382)	Grand Hotel, Johnson and Company, Proprietors, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 347, no. 382 Mammoth Plate Tags: Billboard \| California \| Cart \| Crowd \| Cupola \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Gas Lights \| Grand Hotel \| Horse \| Hotel \| Market Street \| New Montgomery Street \| Ralston \| San Francisco \| Street Car \| Street Light	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
403	St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Building \| California \| Carriage \| Crowd \| Figure in Motion \| Instantaneous View \| Manuscript Title \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Viewpoint Looking Out	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
584	Montgomery St. from Market St, 4th July, 1864, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Crowd \| Elevated Viewpoint \| July 4th \| Market Street \| Montgomery Street \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery \| Viewpoint Looking Out \| Viewpoint Middle of Street	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
585	Montgomery St. from Market St, 4th July, 1864, S.F. Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Building \| California \| Condition Issue \| Costume \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Instantaneous View \| July 4th \| 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
319 ( 668)	The Cliff House and Seal Rocks, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 319, no. 668 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₄ x 21 in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number on Koch gallery print Tags: Beach \| California \| Cliff House \| Crowd \| Ocean Beach \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Seal Rock \| View from the Ocean	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
674	Launch of the Comanche Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Boat \| California \| Crowd \| Manuscript Title \| Military \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
675	Launch of the Comanche Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Boat \| California \| Condition Issue \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Instantaneous View \| Manuscript Title \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Spelling \| Study of Light \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Phil Nathanson	Quick View
677	Launch of the Comanche, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Figure in Motion \| Instantaneous View \| Men at Work \| Named Vessel \| Occupational \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Spelling	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
677	Launch of the Comanche, San Francisco. Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Figure in Motion \| Instantaneous View \| Men at Work \| Named Vessel \| Occupational \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Spelling		Quick View
679	Building the Comanche, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Figure in Motion \| Instantaneous View \| Men at Work \| Occupational \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Spelling	Courtesy of Bill Lee	Quick View
688	Building the Comanche, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Close Up \| Crowd \| Dated View \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Spelling \| Tool	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
689	Building the Comanche, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Crowd \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Instantaneous View \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Study of Light \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
690	Building the Comanche, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Instantaneous View \| Men at Work \| Occupational \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Scale \| Spelling \| Study of Light	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
719	Lincoln Obsequies Stereograph Notes: Lincoln Obsequies 2nd. St. April 19, 1865 showing Masonic Temple handwritten verso 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
721	Lincoln Obsequies, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: California \| Crowd \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Event \| Instantaneous View \| Military \| Named Person \| Pair \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
722	Lincoln Obsequies, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: California \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Event \| Instantaneous View \| Military \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of American Antiquarian Society	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