The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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794 ( 1142 alt)	Young Orchard near Palermo, Butte County CPM cat. no. 794, no. 1142 alt Mammoth Plate (image 15 x 21 ³⁄₈ in., mount 18 ⁹⁄₁₆ x 23 ¹⁄₂ in.) Tags: Butte County \| California	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
795 ( 469)	Geyser Hotel, The Geysers, Sonoma County CPM cat. no. 795, no. 469 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹¹⁄₁₆ x 20 ¹⁄₂ in., mount 23 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 29 ¹⁄₁₆ in.) Tags: California \| Sonoma County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
796 ( 466)	Geyser Canyon from the Hotel, The Geysers, Sonoma County CPM cat. no. 796, no. 466 Descriptive Title: Geyser Canyon from the Hotel, The Geysers, Sonoma County circa 0, Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 338—Picturing the Topographical Landscape #796 Tags: California \| Sonoma County	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
797 ( 467)	Devil's Canyon, The Geysers,Sonoma County CPM cat. no. 797, no. 467 Descriptive Title: Devil's Canyon, The Geysers,Sonoma County, Looking Down circa 0, Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 339—Picturing the Topographical Landscape #797 Tags: California \| Sonoma County	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
798 ( 468)	Devil's Canyon, The Geysers,Sonoma County CPM cat. no. 798, no. 468 Descriptive Title: Devil's Canyon, The Geysers,Sonoma County, Looking Up circa 0, Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 339—Picturing the Topographical Landscape #798 Tags: California \| Sonoma County	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
799 ( 465)	Mount Shasta from the Shasta Valley, Siskiyou County CPM cat. no. 799, no. 465 Descriptive Title: Mount Shasta from the Shasta Valley, Siskiyou County Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 340—Picturing the Topographical Landscape #799 Tags: California \| Siskiyou County	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
800	Mount Shasta, from the Shasta Valley, Siskiyou County CPM cat. no. 800, unnumbered Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Siskiyou County		No Image Available
801	Mount Shasta and the Shasta Valley, Siskiyou County CPM cat. no. 801, unnumbered Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 20 ¹⁄₂ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Viewpoint nearly identical to CEW 465, but more shadowy forms in foreground (and no clouds in this print) Tags: California \| Siskiyou County		No Image Available
802 ( 464)	Mount Shasta from the North, Siskiyou County CPM cat. no. 802, no. 464 Descriptive Title: Mount Shasta from the North, Siskiyou County Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 341—Picturing the Topographical Landscape #802 Tags: California \| Siskiyou County	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
803 ( 463)	Mount Shasta from the Northeast, Siskiyou County CPM cat. no. 803, no. 463 Descriptive Title: Mount Shasta from the Northeast, Siskiyou County Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p.341—Picturing the Topographical Landscape #803 Tags: California \| Siskiyou County	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
804 ( 462)	Moraines, Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County CPM cat. no. 804, no. 462 Descriptive Title: Moraines, Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 341—Picturing the Topographical Landscape #804 Tags: California \| Siskiyou County	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
805 ( 460)	Mt. Shasta, Calif. CPM cat. no. 805, no. 460 Descriptive Title: Mountain Hemlock, Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 342—Picturing the Topographical Landscape #805 Tags: California \| Siskiyou County	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
806 ( 461)	Limber Pine, Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County CPM cat. no. 806, no. 461 Descriptive Title: Limber Pine, Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 342—Picturing the Topographical Landscape #806 Tags: California \| Siskiyou County	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
807 ( 1002)	Lake Tahoe from Tahoe City, Placer County CPM cat. no. 807, no. 1002 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
808 ( 1003)	Lake Tahoe, View from Tahoe City, Placer County CPM cat. no. 808, no. 1003 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| El Dorado County \| Placer County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
809 ( 1004)	Lake Tahoe, View from Artistsâ€™ Rocks, Placer County CPM cat. no. 809, no. 1004 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| El Dorado County \| Placer County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
810 ( 1001)	Grand Central Hotel, Tahoe City, Lake Tahoe, Placer County CPM cat. no. 810, no. 1001 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Note all people posing, including 1 man with leg on column in a jaunty manner Tags: California \| El Dorado County \| Placer County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
811 ( 1005)	Warm Springs, Lake Tahoe, Placer County CPM cat. no. 811, no. 1005 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Boat is the GOVERNOR STANFORD Tags: California \| El Dorado County \| Placer County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
812 ( 1006)	Lake Tahoe, View from Warm Springs, Placer County CPM cat. no. 812, no. 1006 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Note: This is related to Mark Hopkins home, Old Serils (sp?), Nevada album at HEH. Tags: California \| El Dorado County \| Placer County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
813 ( 1015)	Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe, Douglas County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 813, no. 1015 Tags: Douglas County \| Nevada	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
814 ( 1007)	Emerald Bay, View from the Cascade, Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County CPM cat. no. 814, no. 1007 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| El Dorado County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
815 ( 1008)	Emerald Bay from the Island, Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County CPM cat. no. 815, no. 1008 Mammoth Plate (image 16 ⁹⁄₁₆ x 21 ³⁄₈ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: California \| El Dorado County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
816 ( 1038)	The Cascades, Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County CPM cat. no. 816, no. 1038 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| El Dorado County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
817 ( 1012)	View from Fallen Leaf Lake, near Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County CPM cat. no. 817, no. 1012 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| El Dorado County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
818 ( 1013)	Fallen Leaf Lake, near Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County CPM cat. no. 818, no. 1013 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| El Dorado County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
819 ( 1011)	Mount Tallac, near Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County CPM cat. no. 819, no. 1011 Tags: California \| El Dorado County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
820 ( 1014)	Fallen Leaf Lake Near Lake Tahoe CPM cat. no. 820, no. 1014 Descriptive Title: Fallen Leaf Lake, near Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 349—Picturing the Topographical Landscape #820 Tags: California \| El Dorado County	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
821 ( 1009)	Tallac House, Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County CPM cat. no. 821, no. 1009 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Note: 7 figures visible Tags: California \| El Dorado County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
822 ( 1010)	Larch Grove, Tallac House, Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County CPM cat. no. 822, no. 1010 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Note people posed among house and trees--3 at house, 4 among trees Tags: California \| El Dorado County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
823 ( 1019)	Shakespeare Rock, Glenbrook, Lake Tahoe, Douglas County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 823, no. 1019 Tags: Douglas County \| Nevada	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
824 ( 1017)	Pray's Mill and Glenbrook Wharf, Lake Tahoe, Douglas County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 824, no. 1017 Mammoth Plate Tags: Douglas County \| Nevada	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
825 ( 1020)	Glenbrook Bay, Lake Tahoe, Douglas County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 825, no. 1020 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹³⁄₁₆ x 20 ⁵⁄₈ in., mount 20 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 25 ¹⁄₂ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Note on JPGM acc record: â€œThe subject is a settlement on the shore of Lake Tahoe, at Glenbrook Bay, a location that was photographed in mammoth plate only by Watkins. Mammoth plate photographs ... Tags: Douglas County \| Glenbrook \| Nevada	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
826 ( 1016)	A Storm on Lake Tahoe, Douglas County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 826, no. 1016 Tags: Douglas County \| Nevada	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
827 ( 1107)	Soda Springs House, Placer County CPM cat. no. 827, no. 1107 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
828 ( 1105)	Mark Hopkins Cottage, Soda Springs, Placer County CPM cat. no. 828, no. 1105 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ¹⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 19 x 26 in.) Tags: California \| Placer County		No Image Available
829 ( 1104)	Soda Springs House, near Donner Summit, Central Pacific Railroad, Placer County CPM cat. no. 829, no. 1104 Notes: CMP notes: Mark Hopkins home visible Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
830 ( 1106)	Mark Hopkins Cottage, Soda Springs, Placer County CPM cat. no. 830, no. 1106 Notes: CMP notes: PHMA and HEH have different no's (PHMA is 1106, and HEH is 1105.) Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
831 ( 1110)	Old Soda Springs, Placer County CPM cat. no. 831, no. 1110 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₁₆ x 21 ³⁄₁₆ in., mount 16 ⁵⁄₈ x 22 ¹⁄₂ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Note croquet hoops in foreground. CSL numbered 1107, HEH 1110 Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
832 ( 1111)	Soda Springs House, Placer County CPM cat. no. 832, no. 1111 Mammoth Plate (image 21 x 14 in., mount 26 x 19 in.) Tags: California \| Placer County		No Image Available
833 ( 1108)	The Cascades at Soda Springs, Placer County CPM cat. no. 833, no. 1108 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: CSL and HEH have different no's (1108 vs. 1109) Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
834 ( 1109)	The Cascades at Soda Springs, Placer County CPM cat. no. 834, no. 1109 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Number on print actually 1108, but evidence suggests it is really 1109 (based on PHMA print) Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
835 ( 1117)	Summit Valley, Castle Peak, and Railroad Snow Sheds, Central Pacific Railroad, Placer and Nevada Counties CPM cat. no. 835, no. 1117 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₄ x 21 ⁵⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: California \| Nevada County \| Placer County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
836 ( 1118)	Summit Valley and Donner Peak, Central Pacific Railroad, Placer and Nevada Counties CPM cat. no. 836, no. 1118 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Nevada County \| Placer County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
837 ( 1119)	Lake Mary, Summit Valley, Central Pacific Railroad, Placer County CPM cat. no. 837, no. 1119 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Placer County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
838 ( 1122)	Donner Lake, Central Pacific Railroad, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 838, no. 1122 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₂ x 21 ¹⁄₄ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: On HEH print, CEW number is 1123, but on Hearst & Getty prints it is 1122 Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
839 ( 1123)	Donner Lake, Central Pacific Railroad, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 839, no. 1123 Mammoth Plate (image 14 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 21 ³⁄₁₆ in., mount 19 x 26 in.) Notes: CMP notes: CEW number is 1122 on HEH print Tags: California \| Nevada County		No Image Available
840 ( 1250)	Independence Lake House, Foot of the Trail to Mount Lola, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 840, no. 1250 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Note tent and cabin structure lower center. James Eason notes that George Davidson stands somewhat by himself on the porch (right side) Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
841 ( 1252)	Mount Lola from Independence Lake, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 841, no. 1252 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
842 ( 1251)	Mount Lola from Independence Lake, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 842, no. 1251 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
843 ( 1255)	View from Mount Lola Summit, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 843, no. 1255 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
844 ( 1254)	View from the Summit of Mount Lola, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 844, no. 1254 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
845 ( 1253)	Independence Lake from Mount Lola, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 845, no. 1253 Mammoth Plate (image 21 ³⁄₈ x 15 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ in., mount 28 x 22 in.) Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
846 ( 1258)	Mount Lola Summit, from under Sphinx Head, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 846, no. 1258 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: This print has visible clouds (HEH does not), as well as more of Sphinx Head (HEH crops more off right) Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
847 ( 1256)	View from Mount Lola Summit, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 847, no. 1256 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Clouds visible in sky that do not show up in copy print Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
848 ( 1257)	View from Mount Lola Summit, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 848, no. 1257 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Clouds visible in sky Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
849 ( 1259)	Summit of Mount Lola, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 849, no. 1259 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
850 ( 1260)	Lake Edna from Mount Lola, Nevada County CPM cat. no. 850, no. 1260 Mammoth Plate Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
851 ( 1261)	Mt. Lola, looking towards Lake Tahoe CPM cat. no. 851, no. 1261 Descriptive Title: View from Mount Lola, Looking toward Lake Tahoe, Nevada County Mammoth Plate Notes: CW-TCMP p. 360—Picturing the Topographical Landscape #851 Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Library of Congress	Quick View
852 ( 1262)	View from Mount Lola, Nevada County, Looking toward Round Top, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 852, no. 1262 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: NLW print identifed as CEW 1262. Tags: Alpine County \| California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
853 ( 1263)	View from Mount Lola, Nevada County, Looking toward Round Top, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 853, no. 1263 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
854 ( 1264)	View from Mount Lola, Nevada County (A) CPM cat. no. 854, no. 1264 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Pt. 1 of 3 part panorama Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
855 ( 1265)	View from Mount Lola, Nevada County (B) CPM cat. no. 855, no. 1265 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Pt. 2 of 3 part panorama Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
856 ( 1266)	View from Mount Lola, Nevada County (C) CPM cat. no. 856, no. 1266 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Pt. 3 of 3 part panorama. BL print shows clouds clearly visible in sky--other prints do not Tags: California \| Nevada County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
857 ( 1267)	Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 857, no. 1267 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
858 ( 1271)	Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 858, no. 1271 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
859 ( 1270)	Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 859, no. 1270 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
860 ( 1272)	Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 860, no. 1272 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
861 ( 1269)	Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 861, no. 1269 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
862 ( 1268)	Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 862, no. 1268 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
863 ( 1273)	Summit of Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 863, no. 1273 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
864 ( 1274)	Summit of Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 864, no. 1274 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Can see Davidson and some group members silhouetted against sky on mountain. Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
865 ( 1275)	Summit of Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 865, no. 1275 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
866 ( 1283)	View from Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 866, no. 1283 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Note also prominent cloud formation Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
867 ( 1276)	View from Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 867, no. 1276 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
868 ( 1278)	Summit of Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 868, no. 1278 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
868 ( 1278)	Summit of Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 869, no. 1278 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California		No Image Available
870 ( 1277)	View from Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 870, no. 1277 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
871 ( 1279)	View from Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 871, no. 1279 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Note square wooden box on rock may be CEW equipment. Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
872 ( 1282)	View from Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 872, no. 1282 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Late afternoon; long shadows on trees. Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
873 ( 1280)	View from Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 873, no. 1280 Mammoth Plate (image 13 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 19 x 26 ¹⁄₄ in.) Notes: CMP notes: Note camera had to be suspended in air! Tags: Alpine County \| California		No Image Available
874 ( 1281)	View from Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 874, no. 1281 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
875 ( 1285)	View from Round Top Mountain, Alpine County (A) CPM cat. no. 875, no. 1285 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Overlapping panorama with CEW 1284 (1/10) Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
876 ( 1284)	View from Round Top Mountain, Alpine County (B) CPM cat. no. 876, no. 1284 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Overlapping panorama with CEW 1285 (1/10) Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
877 ( 1286)	View from Round Top Mountain, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 877, no. 1286 Mammoth Plate (image 16 x 21 ⁵⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
878 ( 1287)	View from Round Top, Cloud Scene, Looking East from Azimuth, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 878, no. 1287 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
879 ( 1290)	Conglomerate Formations from the Amador Grade, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 879, no. 1290 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
880 ( 1289)	Conglomerate Formations from the Amador Grade, Alpine County CPM cat. no. 880, no. 1289 Mammoth Plate Tags: Alpine County \| California	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View

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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.

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