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Photographs from Watkins' New Cabinet Series

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Description: Consists of nine cabinet cards depicting: cactus, carnegiea gigantea in Arizona (Cabinet Series Number 4849); yucca brevifolia in Joshua Tree (Cabinet Series Number 4302); the city of Yuma, Arizona (Cabinet Series Number 4857); and the view over the city of Yuma, Arizona (Cabinet Series Number 4876), Santa Monica Landing (Cabinet Series Number 4506), Mission San Gabriel, (Cabine Series Numbers 4630 and 4631), San Luis Obispo (Cabinet Series Number 4521), and Wilmington Harbor (Cabinet Series Number 4491).
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Production date: approximately 1875-1900.
Call number: photPF 1300-1329
Creator: Watkins, Carleton E (1829-1916)(Opens in new tab)

Watkins' New Series

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These stereographs are on orange mounts with text beginning "Watkins' New Series" printed in the left margin. Earlier numbers have the imprint "Watkins' New Series, Yosemite and Pacific Coast. 26 Montgomery Street and Woodward's Garden, S.F." and later numbers read "Watkins' New Series Of Pacific Coast Views, 427 Montgomery Street, S.F."

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Carleton E. Watkins photographs

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This series contains 430 photographs by Carleton E. Watkins depicting buildings, points of interest, people, and scenery in Northern and Southern California, with some views in Arizona, in the 1870s and 1880s.

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Carleton E. Watkins photograph collection

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This collection contains 430 photographs by photographer Carleton E. Watkins that chiefly depict buildings, points of interest, people, and scenery in Northern and Southern California in the 1870s and 1880s, as well as 223 photographs by photographer Alfred A. Hart documenting the construction of the western half of the transcontinental railroad by the Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) in the 1860s, which were later published by Watkins under his own imprint. Images by Watkins depict locations in California and Arizona including: Lake Tahoe, Los Angeles, the Mammoth Tree Grove, Paso Robles, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Gabriel, San Luis Obispo, San Pedro, Santa Monica, Soda Springs, Wilmington, and Yosemite, as well as views related to the Southern Pacific Railroad and of the Colorado River. There are a few images of Native Americans in Arizona and California, and several images related to trains and railroads. Photograph titles in the contents list were transcribed, when available, from captions and titles on the images; titles in square brackets were devised by Huntington Library staff.

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Photographic trade card for Watkins' Yosemite Art Gallery

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A late-19th century photographic trade card, 3 1/4 x 5 inches, with a photograph of Yosemite Valley by Carleton Watkins mounted on the front, and printed promotional information for Watkins' photography studio on the back. The verso reads: "The Yosemite Valley, from the Mariposa Trail. / You are most cordially invited, together with your friends, to visit Watkins' Yosemite Art Gallery, portrait and landscape, 22 and 26 Montgomery Street, opposite Lick House entrance, up stairs, San Francisco, Cal. ..." More text follows, describing the types of photographs available, and ends with "C. E. Watkins."

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Carleton Watkins photographs: Mammoth Tree Grove, Yosemite

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This collection contains 430 albumen photographs by photographer Carleton E. Watkins that chiefly depict buildings, points of interest, and locales in Northern and Southern California in the 1870s and 1880s, as well as 223 card photographs by photographer Alfred A. Hart documenting the construction of the western half of the transcontinental railroad by the Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) in the 1860s, which were later published by Watkins under his own imprint. Images by Watkins depict locations in Arizona and California including: Lake Tahoe, Los Angeles, the Mammoth Tree Grove, Paso Robles, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Gabriel, San Luis Obispo, San Pedro, Santa Monica, Soda Springs, Wilmington, and Yosemite, as well as views related to the Southern Pacific Railroad and of the Colorado River. There are a few images of Native Americans in Arizona and California, and several images related to trains and railroads. The photographs have been removed from the original album, which is a large leather album with brass bindings (Box 10). There are some handwritten identifications in the album pages, most likely written after if was received by the Library.

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Carleton Watkins photographs: Trains; boats; Soda Springs

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