The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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2446	California St., from Montgomery, view east. Stereograph Tags: California \| California Street \| Crowd \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Difficult Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Figure in Motion \| Instantaneous View \| Named Business \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Signage	Courtesy of Bill Lee	Quick View
2447	California St., from Montgomery, view east Stereograph		No Image Available
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2449	Taylor Street, from Geary, view North, S.F. Stereograph Tags: Building \| Congregation Sherith Israel \| Geary Street \| Residence \| Richard Tobin \| Street \| Taylor Street	Courtesy of Marilyn Blaisdell Photograph Collection (SFP 84) , San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library	Quick View
2450	Geary Street from Taylor, view East, S.F. Stereograph Tags: Cable Car \| Condition Issue \| Geary Street \| Instantaneous View \| Taylor Street \| Viewpoint Middle of Street	Courtesy of Marilyn Blaisdell Photograph Collection (SFP 84) , San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library	Quick View
2451	Portsmouth Square, San Francisco. Stereograph Tags: Cable Car \| California \| Carriage \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Garden \| Men at Work \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Square	Courtesy of George Eastman House	Quick View
2452	Railroad Buildings, 4th and Townsend Sts., S.F. Stereograph Tags: Cable Car \| Carriage \| Fourth Street \| Instantaneous View \| Messy Environment \| Named Structure \| Watkins Biography Relevant	Courtesy of Marilyn Blaisdell Photograph Collection (SFP 84) , San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library	Quick View
2453	London & San Francisco Bank, California St, S.F. Stereograph Tags: Building \| California \| California Street \| Named Structure \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of John Weiler	Quick View
2454	Untitled Stereograph		No Image Available
2455	Chemical Works, North Beach, San Francisco. Stereograph Tags: Atmosphere \| California \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Factory \| Group \| Instantaneous View \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Works	Courtesy of Phil Nathanson	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.

SAN FRANCISCO AND ENVIRONS

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