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CARLETON E. WATKINS (NY/CA, 1829-1916)

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Carleton E. Watkins (American 1829-1918) The Sentinel, Yosemite Albumen Print 1865 (1 of 9)

Carleton E. Watkins (American 1829-1918) The Sentinel, Yosemite Albumen Print 1865 Carleton E. Watkins (American 1829-1918) The Sentinel, Yosemite Albumen Print, on the back titled and numbered 3270, dated 1865 size 21.2" x 15.6" Provenance: Private collector collection,

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[WESTERN AMERICANA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916). Mt. Broderick and Nevada Fall. 700 ft. Yosemite. (1 of 1)

[WESTERN AMERICANA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916). Mt. Broderick and Nevada Fall. 700 ft. Yosemite.[WESTERN AMERICANA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916). Mt. Broderick and Nevada Fall. 700 ft. Yosemite. 1861.  20 1/2 x 16 in. albumen photograph on 26 3/4 x 21 in. cardstock mount (toning to print;

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Western Americana -- California WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer. Malakoff Diggins, North Western Americana -- California WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer. Malakoff Diggins, North Bloomfield, Nevada County, Cal. San Francisco, CA: ca 1871. 15 3/8 x 21 1/8 in. mammoth plate album

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[WESTERN AMERICANA]. [WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer]. "Grizzly Giant," 33 feet [WESTERN AMERICANA]. [WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer]. "Grizzly Giant," 33 feet diameter, Mariposa Grove. Mammoth plate photograph. San Francisco, CA: I.W. Taber, printed ca 1880s. 

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CARLETON EUGENE WATKINS AND ISAIAH TABER (New York/California, 1829-1916, and (1 of 6)

CARLETON EUGENE WATKINS AND ISAIAH TABER (New York/California, 1829-1916, and CARLETON EUGENE WATKINS AND ISAIAH TABERNew York/California, 1829-1916, and Massachusetts/California, 1830-1912"General View of Yosemite Valley". Printed circa 1885. On the original mount. Taber's cre

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Carleton E. Watkins - 1865 Yosemite Valley Photo (1 of 7)

Carleton E. Watkins - 1865 Yosemite Valley Photo Carleton E. Watkins - 1865 Yosemite Valley Photo Size with mount: 15.75" x 20.75". Framed size: 31" x 27". Provenance: Private collection.

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Carleton E. Watkins (Am., 1829-1916), Nevada Falls, (1 of 3)

Carleton E. Watkins (Am., 1829-1916), Nevada Falls,albumen print, 19th century, possibly a boudoir card or a later printing, titled and signed in pencil to verso, matted, unframed. Sheet Size 5 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.; DOA 14 1/8 x 11 1/16 in.

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Five albumen prints by Carleton E. Watkins (1 of 1)

Five albumen prints by Carleton E. Watkins Heading: Author: Watkins, Carleton E. Title: Five small format albumen prints by Carleton E. Watkins Place Published: San Francisco Publisher: Date Published: Description: 5 album

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CARLETON E. WATKINS - The Wreck of the Viscata, 1868 (1 of 1)

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CARLETON E. WATKINS - Seal Rocks, Cliff House, 1865 (1 of 1)

CARLETON E. WATKINS - Seal Rocks, Cliff House, 1865 Artist: Carleton E. Watkins Title: Seal Rocks, Cliff House, 1865 Medium: Photo Litho, 2014, Italy Dimensions: 12.45x9.45" Description: Heat Wax Mounted on 12x16" Conservation Board Artist Bio: Carleto

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CARLETON E. WATKINS - Mirror Lake, Yosemite No. 75 (1 of 1)

CARLETON E. WATKINS - Mirror Lake, Yosemite No. 75 Artist: Carleton E. Watkins Title: Mirror Lake, Yosemite No. 75, 1878 Medium: Photo Litho, 2002, China Dimensions: 8.95x11.95" Description: Heat Wax Mounted on 12x16" Conservation Board Artist Bio: Ca

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