The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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82	The Ladders Stereograph Notes: Stereoview on glass mount. Same negative as New Series #3124. This glass view is a different exposure than #82 print on yellow mount card. Tags: California \| Engineering \| Engraving Source \| Mariposa County \| Year 1861 or Before \| Yosemite Zone 11 - Mt Broderick, Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall	Courtesy of George Eastman House	Quick View
474	Forbes Dam, Santa Cruz Road, Santa Clara Co. Stereograph Tags: California \| Dam \| Engineering \| Messy Environment \| Santa Clara County \| Santa Cruz	Courtesy of David Dickinson	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
725	Lake Honda, SF Stereograph Notes: Spring Valley Water Works series Tags: California \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Engineering \| Lake \| Manuscript Title \| Messy Environment \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Spring Valley Water Works \| Still Water	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
761	Russian Hill Observatory, S.F. Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Alcatraz \| Building \| California \| Engineering \| Manuscript Title \| Named Person \| Object \| Russian Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Study of Light	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of Daniel Wolf in honor of John Walsh	Quick View
907	The Dam Stereograph Notes: manuscript title Tags: Boat \| California \| Dam \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Engineering \| Manuscript Title \| Pair \| San Mateo County \| Spring Valley Water Works \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Phil Nathanson	Quick View
911	View from West side of Dam Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: California \| Condition Issue \| Dam \| Engineering \| Manuscript Title \| Messy Environment \| San Mateo County \| Spring Valley Water Works \| Still Water	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
912	View from West side of Dam Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: California \| Dam \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Engineering \| Manuscript Title \| San Mateo County \| Spring Valley Water Works \| Still Water	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
915	The Tower Stereograph Tags: California \| Dam \| Engineering \| Manuscript Title \| Object \| San Mateo County \| Spring Valley Water Works	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
920	The Upper Lake Stereograph Notes: Watkins dark tent is set up on the dam. Manuscript title Tags: California \| Engineering \| Manuscript Title \| Moving Water \| Pair \| Photography Related \| San Mateo County \| Spring Valley Water Works \| Still Water	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
922	View down the Lake Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: California \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Engineering \| Manuscript Title \| Pair \| San Mateo County \| Spring Valley Water Works \| Viewpoint Looking Out	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	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
984	Effects of the Earthquake, Oct. 21, 1868, Railroad House, Clay St. Stereograph Tags: California \| Clay Street \| Disaster \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Engineering \| Event \| Pair \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery \| Signage	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
1087	Hutchings Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Bridge \| Building \| California \| Engineering \| Group \| Hotel \| Manuscript Title \| Mariposa County \| Merced River \| Sentinel Rock \| Signage \| Tree \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 7 - Camp Grove, the Hotels, Sentinel Rock	Courtesy of American Antiquarian Society	Quick View
1100	The bridge at Hutchings Stereograph Tags: Bridge \| California \| Engineering \| Hutchings Hotel \| Mariposa County \| Merced River \| Moving Water \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 7 - Camp Grove, the Hotels, Sentinel Rock	Courtesy of The New York Public Library	Quick View
1272	Islands in Columbia from Upper Cascades Stereograph Tags: Engineering \| Moving Water \| River \| Trestle	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
1273	Islands in Columbia from Upper Cascades Stereograph Tags: Building \| Engineering \| Mammoth Plate Related \| Moving Water \| River \| Trestle	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
1294	View on Columbia River from Oregon Railroad, Cascades Stereograph Tags: Dated View \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Engineering \| Linear Perspective \| River \| Tree \| Trestle	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
1295	Residence of Jo Bailey, Esq., Oregon Railroad, Cascades Stereograph Tags: Animal \| Building \| Dated View \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Distant View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Engineering \| Group \| Logging \| Mammoth Plate Same Viewpoint \| Men at Work \| Named Person \| Named Structure \| Occupational \| Reflection \| Residence \| River \| Study of Light \| Tool \| Transportation \| Tree \| Trestle	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
1297	The Tooth Bridge, O. R. R., Cascades, Columbia River Stereograph Tags: Dated View \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Engineering \| Linear Perspective \| Mammoth Plate Same Viewpoint \| Reflection \| Study of Light \| Trestle	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
1299	The Tooth Bridge, O. R. R., Cascades, Columbia River Stereograph Tags: Dated View \| Engineering \| Linear Perspective \| Pair \| Reflection \| Serial Imagery	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
1307	O. S. N. Co's Works, Dalles City, Columbia River Stereograph Tags: Boat \| Building \| Dated View \| Engineering \| Geological \| Mammoth Plate Same Viewpoint \| Named Structure \| Oregon \| Serial Imagery \| Shadow \| Steam Boat \| Wasco County \| Works	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
1327	Tum Water, Columbia River Stereograph Tags: Dated View \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Engineering \| Moving Water \| River \| Tool	Courtesy of The New York Public Library	Quick View
1329	Cape Horn, near Celilo, Columbia River Stereograph Tags: Difficult Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Engineering \| Geological \| Linear Perspective \| Trestle \| Viewpoint Looking Out	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
1333	Oregon Steam Navigation Co's Drydock, Celilo, Columbia River Stereograph Tags: Building \| Dry Dock \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Engineering \| Messy Environment \| Moving Water \| Named Structure \| River	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View