The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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Number	Title		Image (click for larger image)
248	The Slip Stereograph Notes: Watkins ms. Tags: Diagonal Viewpoint \| Figure for Scale \| Instantaneous View \| Manuscript Title \| Men at Work \| Study of Light \| Tool	Courtesy of Ken Rosen	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
525	Lone Mountain, from Rincon Hill, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: California \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of John Weiler	Quick View
527	View from Rincon Hill, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: California \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Garden \| Residence \| Rincon Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
529	Harrison Street Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Building \| California \| Condition Issue \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Essex Street \| Harrison Street \| Henry Miller Residence \| Lawrence W Coe Residence \| Looking West \| Manuscript Title \| Rincon Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Second Street \| Shadow \| Thomas Henry Selby Residence	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	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
607	Untitled Descriptive Title: Watkins photographic display] Stereograph Notes: Mechanics Institute Tags: California \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Exhibition \| Interior \| Photography Related \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Watkins Biography Relevant	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
357 ( 630)	Railroad Office, Fourth and Townsend Streets, San Francisco CPM cat. no. 357, no. 630 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Cart \| Central Pacific Railroad \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Fourth Street \| Horse \| Looking NE \| People \| Pole \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Street Car \| Townsend Street \| Train	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
669	Golden Gate, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Bay \| Black Point \| Building \| California \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Distant View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Fort Point \| Fremont Residence at Black Point \| Golden Gate \| Greenwich Street \| Instantaneous View \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Study of Light \| Telegraph Hill \| White Point	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
715	View from Rincon Hill, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Child \| Church \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Gender \| Latham \| Messy Environment \| Methodist Episcopal \| Parrot Residence \| Rincon Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Study of Light \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of American Antiquarian Society	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
732	Residence of Mr. W.E. Barron, Menlo Park Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Linear Perspective \| Menlo Park \| Named Person \| Residence \| San Mateo County	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	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
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
763	View from Russian Hill Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Fence \| Fremont Residence at Black Point \| Golden Gate \| Manuscript Title \| Pair \| Panorama \| Russian Hill \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Study of Light	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
781	At the Cliff House, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Animal \| California \| Carriage \| Cliff House \| Close Up \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Group \| Messy Environment \| Named Structure \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
786	Synagogue Emanuel, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Synagogue	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
791	Denman School, Bush Street, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Bush Street \| California \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Messy Environment \| Named Structure \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| School	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
793	Residence of Mr. Hooker, Bush Street, San Francisco Stereograph Notes: Large home from rear showing three carriage houses, carriages in driveway. Home is located on Bush St. near Jones St, just below Nob Hill. (location provided by Nick Wright) Tags: Building \| Bush Street \| California \| Carriage \| Decorative Arts \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Fence \| Garden \| Named Structure \| Residence \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Viewpoint Middle of Street	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
798	Lone Mountain Cemetery Stereograph Tags: California \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Fence \| Manuscript Title \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Work of Art	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
799	Lone Mountain Cemetery Stereograph Tags: California \| Cemetery \| Decorative Arts \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of California State Library	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
938	Merchants Exchange, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| California Street \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Engraving Source \| Messy Environment \| Named Structure \| Pair \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Sansome Street \| Shadow	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
939	Merchants Exchange, San Francisco Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Building \| California \| California Street \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Engraving Source \| Manuscript Title \| Messy Environment \| Named Structure \| Pair \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Sansome Street \| Shadow	Courtesy of American Antiquarian Society	Quick View
943	California St. from Leidesdorff to Sansome, S.F. Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| California Street \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Engraving Source \| Leidesdorff Street \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Sansome Street \| Shadow	Courtesy of Jeremy Rowe Vintage Photography	Quick View