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Call Number:

PH-00322

Collection Name:

Carleton E. Watkins Photography Collection

Creator:

Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)

No. of Items:

24 photographs

Span Dates:

1860s-1870s

Description:

The collection consists of twenty-four photographs by Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829-1916), several of which are from a series titled "Watkin’s New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast." Included are views of the Yosemite Valley and its features, and Lake Tahoe.


Item-level information follows. Watkins’ New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast 964:0009:0001 -- Up the Valley from the Bridal Veil Meadow, Yo Semite, 1879? Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0002 -- Pohono, Bridal Veil, 900 feet, Yo Semite. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0003 -- Half Dome and Washington Column, Yo Semite. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0004 -- Vernal and Nevada Fall from Glacier Point, Yo Semite. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0005 -- The Domes, Yo Semite. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0006 -- The Embarcadero, Lake Tahoe, California. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0007 -- View from the Artist Rock, East; Lake Tahoe. California. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0008 -- Lake Tahoe from the Warm Springs, California. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 964:0009:0009 -- Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California. Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph), approximately 8 1/4 x 5 inches. Stereographs 964:0843:0001 -- Mirror View of The Three Brothers, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0002 -- Yosemite Falls, 2630 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0003 -- Yosemite Falls, 2630 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0004 -- Seals and Birds on the Rocks of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0005 -- Seals on the Rocks of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0006 -- Seals on the Rocks and in the Water on the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0007 -- Seals on the Rocks of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0008 -- Birds Perched on Nests on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0009 -- Birds Perched on Nests on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0010 -- Birds Perched on Nests on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0011 -- Men Standing on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0012 -- Waterfall in the Yosemite Valley, circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0013 -- The Vernal and Nevada Fall, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0014 -- The Royal Arches from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm. 964:0843:0015 -- The Tenaya Cañon, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., circa 1865. Albumen print mounted on card (stereograph), approximately 9 x 18 cm.

Accession No(s):

964:0009:0001-0009; 964:0843:0001-0015

Location(s):

A-Z Box, Mini (964:0009:0001-0009)
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V-W Box, Small (964:0009:0001-0009)
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Stereographs Box 8 (964:0843:0001-0015)
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Item(s):
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Up the Valley from the Bridal Veil Meadow, Yo Semite from the series Watkins' New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast
Date 1879?
Medium Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0009:0001
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Pohono, Bridal Veil, 900 ft., Yo Semite from the series Watkins' New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast
Date 1860s-1870s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0009:0002
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Half Dome and Washington Column, Yo Semite from the series Watkins' New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast
Date 1860s-1870s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0009:0003
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Vernal and Nevada Fall from Glacier Pt., Yo Semite from the series Watkins' New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast
Date 1860s-1870s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0009:0004
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title The Domes, Yo Semite from the series Watkins' New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast
Date 1860s-1870s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0009:0005
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title The Embarcadero, Lake Tahoe. California from the series Watkins' New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast
Date 1860s-1870s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0009:0006
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title View from the Artist Rock, East; Lake Tahoe. California from the series Watkins' New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast
Date 1860s-1870s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph)
Dimensions 21.1 x 12.7 cm; 8.25 x 5 in (approximately)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0009:0007
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Lake Tahoe from the Warm Springs. California from the series Watkins' New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast
Date 1860s-1870s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph)
Dimensions 21.1 x 12.7 cm; 8.25 x 5 in (approximately)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0009:0008
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe. California from the series Watkins' New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast
Date 1860s-1870s
Medium Albumen print mounted on card (boudoir photograph)
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0009:0009
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Mirror View of The Three Brothers, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co. from the series Watkins' Pacific Coast
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.8 x 17.3 cm; 3 1/2 x 6 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0001
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Yosemite Falls, 2630 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal. from the series Watkins' Pacific Coast
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.7 x 17.4 cm; 3 2/5 x 6 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0002
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Yosemite Falls, 2630 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal. from the series Watkins' Pacific Coast
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.7 x 17.2 cm; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0003
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title [Seal Colony and Sea Birds on Rocks of the Pacific Coast]
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.7 x 17.3 cm; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0004
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title [Seal Colony on Rocks of the Pacific Coast] from the series Watkins' Pacific Coast
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.7 x 17.3 cm; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0005
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Seals on the Rocks and in the Water on the Pacific Coast
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.7 x 17.2 cm; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0006
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Seals on the Rocks of the Pacific Coast
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.7 x 17.4 cm; 3 2/5 x 6 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0007
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Birds Perched on Nests on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.7 x 17.2 cm; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0008
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Birds Perched on Nests on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.7 x 17.4 cm; 3 2/5 x 6 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0009
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Birds Perched on Nests on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.7 x 17.3 cm; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0010
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Men Standing on the Cliffs of the Pacific Coast
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.7 x 17.3 cm; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0011
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title Waterfall in the Yosemite Valley
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.7 x 17.3 cm; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0012
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title The Vernal and Nevada Fall, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.7 x 17.3 cm; 3 2/5 x 6 4/5 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0013
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title The Royal Arches from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co. from the series Watkins' Pacific Coast
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.8 x 17.4 cm; 3 1/2 x 6 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0014
Artist/Maker Watkins, Carleton E. (1829 - 1916)
Title The Tenaya Cañon, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Date circa 1865
Medium Albumen prints mounted on card (stereograph)
Dimensions 8.7 x 17.4 cm; 3 2/5 x 6 9/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0843:0015

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