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Watkins used a specially constructed camera to expose 18 x 22 inch glass plates. He created over 1200 mammoth plate photographs during his career. Watkins photographs of Yosemite were very influentual in creation of the park.
Stereographs
1859-1874
Stereographs 1859-1874 (Watkins Old Series and Watkins Pacific Railroad)
Stereographs
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Watkins Pacific Railroad
Watkins was widely recognized for his photographs during this time, receiving a medal from the Paris International Exposition in 1867. This group of photographs are known as Watkins Old Series and are some of the earliest photographs of California and Oregon.
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After the loss of his earlier negatives to a creditor during a financial crisis, Carleton Watkins started photographing anew in the mid-1870s. Watkins' "New Series" stereographs begin with series number 3001.
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Watkins published prints in a variety of formats during his career including Albums, Cabinet Cards, and 8x10 prints.
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Number	Title		Image (click for larger image)
1	Yo Semite Falls, 2630 feet. Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Ca Stereograph Notes: On Watkins mount Tags: Animal \| California \| Engraving Source \| Group \| Mariposa County \| Meadow View \| Sidesaddle \| Transportation \| Tree \| Watkins Biography Relevant \| Year 1861 or Before \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 8 - Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls	Courtesy of Graham Pilecki	Quick View
1	Yo Semite Falls, 2630 ft Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Animal \| California \| Engraving Source \| Group \| Manuscript Title \| Mariposa County \| Meadow View \| Sidesaddle \| Transportation \| Tree \| Watkins Biography Relevant \| Year 1861 or Before \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 8 - Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls	Courtesy of Len Walle	Quick View
1	Yo Semite Falls, 2630 feet. Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Ca Stereograph Notes: On Taber mount Tags: Animal \| California \| Engraving Source \| Group \| Mariposa County \| Meadow View \| Sidesaddle \| Transportation \| Tree \| Watkins Biography Relevant \| Year 1861 or Before \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 8 - Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls	Courtesy of William Jaeger	Quick View
1034	The Camp Grove Stereograph Notes: Frederick & Mrs. Olmsted on left, Schuyler Colfax on right - see "California in Depth" by Jim Crain, page 64 Tags: Building \| California \| Dated View \| Gender \| Gesture or Pose \| Group \| Mariposa County \| Named Person \| Sidesaddle \| Transportation \| Woman or Women \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
1052	In the Yosemite Valley Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Animal \| California \| Costume \| Framed Composition \| Gender \| Manuscript Title \| Mariposa County \| Merced River \| Moving Water \| Portrait \| Sidesaddle \| Transportation \| Woman or Women \| Yosemite Falls \| Yosemite Valley \| Yosemite Zone 7 - Camp Grove, the Hotels, Sentinel Rock	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
3132	Camping party leaving Yo Semite. Stereograph Notes: High Sierra Country surveyed by M.M. Macomb & Wheeler Survey U.S. War Dept. 1878 handwritten verso] Tags: California \| Group \| Mariposa County \| Sidesaddle \| Woman or Women \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
3133	Lieut. Wheeler's Party in Yosemite, Mariposa County, Cal. Stereograph Tags: California \| Group \| Mariposa County \| Sidesaddle \| Woman or Women \| Yosemite Valley	Courtesy of American Antiquarian Society	Quick View

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Featured Watkins Photographs

Mammoth Plate Photographs

Becoming a Professional Photographer

Yosemite Valley and Related Pictures

San Francisco and the Pacific Coast

South, East, and North of San Francisco

The Californa Missions Project

Picturing the Topographical Landscape

Railroads and Agriculture

Mining

Other Subjects

Watkins used a specially constructed camera to expose 18 x 22 inch glass plates. He created over 1200 mammoth plate photographs during his career. Watkins photographs of Yosemite were very influentual in creation of the park.

Stereographs 1859-1874 (Watkins Old Series and Watkins Pacific Railroad)

Stereographs

Stereographs

Watkins Pacific Railroad

Watkins was widely recognized for his photographs during this time, receiving a medal from the Paris International Exposition in 1867. This group of photographs are known as Watkins Old Series and are some of the earliest photographs of California and Oregon.

Stereographs 1875 to 1890 (Watkins New Series)

Stereographs

Stereographs

Unnumbered Series

Albumns

After the loss of his earlier negatives to a creditor during a financial crisis, Carleton Watkins started photographing anew in the mid-1870s. Watkins' "New Series" stereographs begin with series number 3001.

Photographs in other Formats

Albums

Studio Portraits

CdV, Cabinet Card, Boudoir Card, Imperial Mount and other Medium Format Prints

Watkins published prints in a variety of formats during his career including Albums, Cabinet Cards, and 8x10 prints.

Documents & Ephemera

Includes advertising, trade cards, personal correspondence, and other documents.

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