- Org. Lot 93.A
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- 1861 - 1873
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
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Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Watkins' "Old Series" stereographs
This subseries consists of stereographs taken by Watkins from 1861-1875 that are commonly known as his "Old Series."
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Watkins' New Series stereographs
This subseries contains stereographs produced by Carleton Watkins that were taken after his bankruptcy in 1875 and are known as his "New Series." Some of these stereographs were taken before 1875 but published later in the New Series.
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Watkins' Pacific Railroad stereographs
Photographs originally taken by Alfred A. Hart (1816-1908), official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad, between 1862-1869 during the Central Pacific Railroad's race to complete the first transcontinental railroad with the Union Pacific Railroad. Watkins acquired Hart's negatives in 1869 and published them under the imprint, "Watkins' Pacific Railroad."
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
"Sun Sketches of Columbia River Scenery"
Arranged numerically by Watkins number. Note that some of the photos appear out of numerical sequence within the album.
This album was originally owned in 1884 by Charles H. Prescott (b. 1839), manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co. from 1881-1887, and is inscribed with his signature and the date. It also bears an inscription from John Neilson Barry (b. 1870), an Episcopal clergyman and historian from Portland, Or., to Julius L. Meier (1874-1937), governor of Oregon from 1931-1935. The album contains photographs taken during Watkins' trips to Portland and the Columbia River in 1882-1883, as well as two cropped reprints (noted below) of mammoth plates that he took during his original 1867 trip to the area. The images in this album were published separately as "Watkins' New Series Columbia River Scenery." There are loose duplicate plates of twenty-nine of these images that are housed in Boxes 5 and 7.
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
"Great Storm of the Winter of 1884-5. Columbia River, Or."
This album was originally owned in 1886 by Charles H. Prescott (b. 1839), manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co. from 1881-1887, and is inscribed with his signature and the date. Eight of the photographic plates have been removed from this album and matted; these loose plates are stored apart from the album in Box 7.
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
This series contains loose prints that are not mammoth plates and that were not assembled into albums. Includes one panoramic photograph.
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
“Tasayac, or the Half Dome, 5000 feet. Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.” (Stereograph 37)
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
"New Road from Mine Peak" New Almaden, Calif. (Stereograph 140)
Hand-written caption. Signed by Watkins.
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Verso of, "New Road from Mine Peak" New Almaden, Calif. (Stereograph 140)
Hand-written caption. Signed by Watkins.
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
“At the Cliff House, San Francisco.” (Stereograph 777)
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Verso of, “At the Cliff House, San Francisco.” (Stereograph 777)
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
"Fort Point, from Black Point, San Francisco." (Stereograph946)
Person stands next to cannon at Fort Point, San Francisco.
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Verso of, "Fort Point, from Black Point, San Francisco." (Stereograph946)
Person stands next to cannon at Fort Point, San Francisco.
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
"View on the Merced, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal." (Stereograph 1021)
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Verso of, "View on the Merced, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal." (Stereograph 1021)
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
"In Camp Grove, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal." (Stereograph 1043)
A group of people sit in Camp Grove. Tents are set up in the background.
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Verso of, "In Camp Grove, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal." (Stereograph 1043)
A group of people sit in Camp Grove. Tents are set up in the background.
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
"Indian Camp, Yosemite Valley Mariposa County, Cal." (Stereograph 1064)
An unidentified woman and infant in a camp in the Yosemite Valley.
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Verso of, "Indian Camp, Yosemite Valley Mariposa County, Cal." (Stereograph 1064)
An unidentified woman and infant in a camp in the Yosemite Valley.
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916