The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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302	The Bengal, North Point, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Bay \| Boat \| California \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Messy Environment \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Yerba Buena Isl	Courtesy of Bill Eloe	Quick View
310	Pilot Boat J.C. Cousins Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Bay \| Boat \| California \| Instantaneous View \| Manuscript Title \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Tool	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
311	Pilot Boat, "J.C. Cousins", San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Messy Environment \| Named Vessel \| Occupational \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
338	Bay View Stereograph Notes: Sophia McLane, ran to Alviso, blew up handwritten verso Tags: Bay \| Boat \| California \| Cloud \| Instantaneous View \| Manuscript Title \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Steam Boat	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
345	Alcatraz, Great Republic, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Cloud \| Dated View \| Instantaneous View \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Study of Light	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
353	Alcatraz - Great Republic Stereograph Tags: Bay \| Boat \| California \| Instantaneous View \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
354	Alcatraz - Great Republic Stereograph Notes: First 4 Masted vessel to come into Port Largest Merchant vessel built in U.S. Burned to Water's Edge at wharf in New York after the fire re-rigged her into 3 master ship (handwritten verso) Tags: Boat \| California \| Instantaneous View \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Study of Light	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
400	The Yacht, "Restless," Black Point, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Alcatraz \| Boat \| California \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of California State Library	Quick View
402	Colorado Jan. 1rst 1864 Stereograph Notes: Side wheeler - ran to China(?) Tags: Bay \| Boat \| California \| Dated View \| Instantaneous View \| Manuscript Title \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Steam Boat	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
572	Lancaster, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Bay \| Boat \| California \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
574	Capital Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Fence \| Manuscript Title \| Messy Environment \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Steam Boat	Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles	Quick View
606	Alcatraz and the Aquila, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Alcatraz \| Bay \| Boat \| Building \| California \| Dated View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Instantaneous View \| Named Vessel \| Pair \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Tool \| Viewpoint Looking Out	Courtesy of The New York Public Library	Quick View
674	Launch of the Comanche Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Boat \| California \| Crowd \| Manuscript Title \| Military \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
675	Launch of the Comanche Stereograph Notes: Manuscript title Tags: Boat \| California \| Condition Issue \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Instantaneous View \| Manuscript Title \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Spelling \| Study of Light \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Phil Nathanson	Quick View
677	Launch of the Comanche, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Figure in Motion \| Instantaneous View \| Men at Work \| Named Vessel \| Occupational \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Spelling	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
677	Launch of the Comanche, San Francisco. Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Crowd \| Dated View \| Figure in Motion \| Instantaneous View \| Men at Work \| Named Vessel \| Occupational \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Spelling		Quick View
692	Trial Trip of the Comanche, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Dated View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Factory \| Flag \| Instantaneous View \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Spelling \| Steam Boat \| Study of Light \| Viewpoint Looking Down	Courtesy of Steve Heselton	Quick View
696	Alcatraz and the Aquila, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Dated View \| Distant View \| Elevated Viewpoint \| Laundry \| Manuscript Title \| Named Vessel \| Pair \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County	Courtesy of The New York Public Library	Quick View
951	The Wreck of the Viscata, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Cloud \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Disaster \| Figure in Landscape \| Named Vessel \| Pair \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery \| Wreck of the Viscata	Courtesy of Jim Crain	Quick View
952	The Wreck of the Viscata, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Cloud \| Condition Issue \| Diagonal Viewpoint \| Disaster \| Instantaneous View \| Named Vessel \| Pair \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery \| Wreck of the Viscata	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
955	The Wreck of the Viscata, San Francisco Stereograph Notes: Taber mount Tags: Boat \| California \| Disaster \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Wagon \| Wreck of the Viscata	Courtesy of John Saddy - Jefferson Stereoptics	Quick View
957	The Wreck of the Viscata, San Francisco Stereograph Notes: Note from Len Walle: This view was taken from the same vantage point as the mammoth plate print in the Amon Carter Museum Tags: Boat \| California \| Disaster \| Distant View \| Golden Gate \| Named Vessel \| Pair \| Photography Related \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Serial Imagery \| Wreck of the Viscata	Courtesy of Len Walle	Quick View
959	Point Bonita, from the Viscata, San Francisco Stereograph Notes: Identified by Len Walle Tags: Boat \| California \| Close Up \| Difficult Viewpoint \| Disaster \| Instantaneous View \| Moving Water \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Wreck of the Viscata	Courtesy of The Society of California Pioneers	Quick View
979	U.S. Steamer Ossipee, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Bay \| Boat \| California \| Figure in Landscape \| Instantaneous View \| Messy Environment \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| Signage \| Steam Boat \| Tool	Courtesy of Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographica	Quick View
988	The Restless off South Beach, San Francisco Stereograph Tags: Boat \| California \| Instantaneous View \| Named Vessel \| San Francisco \| San Francisco County \| South Beach \| Still Water \| Study of Light	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View