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the photographs of carleton watkins your browser does not have javascript enabled we recommended that you enable javascript to better experience some features of this site options find items with any of the search words find items with all of the search words exclude items with these words tips for searching carletonwatkins org enter one or more words or numbers and click search your search results will show matches from number as assigned by the photographer title the original title of the photograph descriptive title often used to describe an untitled photograph notes other notation or background information tags a group of images which have something in common image id carletonwatkins org image id number searches may contain letters numbers underscore dash and spaces searches are not case sensitive searching for san francisco is the same as san francisco examples searching for cliff house finds all images with the words cliff or house images with both words are listed first in the results searching for 1003 finds images with the number 1003 several numbers can be searched at the same time for example 1003 1045 3723 will find all images with those numbers the options drop down lets you narrow your search by default your search includes results with any of the search words a search for yosemite valley includes all results with either the words yosemite or valley alternately you may choose to only show results containing all the search words the seach will then only include results with both the words yosemite and valley you can also exclude results with specific words searching for valley and excluding yosemite will show results containing shasta valley spring valley etc but not yosemite valley categories picture categories agriculture animals buildings and structures disasters ethnic events flora industrial and occupational interiors military mining natural features photography related portraits and groups railroads religious subjects scientific shipping transportation works of art yosemite unidentified photographs uncategorized photographs tours featured watkins photographs tour of selected stereographs by carleton watkins mammoth plates mammoth plate photographs becoming a professional photographer watkins earliest photographs las mariposas mining estate mariposa county rancho san antonio alameda county specimens new almaden mine santa clara county yosemite valley and related pictures mariposa grove and mariposa trail yosemite valley vernal fall nevada fall and cap of liberty yosemite valley from the north and south rim calaveras big tree grove calaveras county san francisco and the pacific coast san francisco mendocino county oregon farallon islands san francisco and marin washington territory british columbia south east and north of san francisco san mateo county estates santa clara alameda and marin counties monterey and santa cruz counties the californa missions project northern and central california southern california and arizona picturing the topographical landscape california utah and wyoming arizona railroads and agriculture railroads central coast and kern county los angeles county and points east mining nevada county california state of nevada arizona and montana butte county california other subjects portraits and works of art 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 stereographs 1859 1874 watkins old series and watkins pacific railroad stereographs rancho las mariposas yosemite c1861 1 100 new almaden san jose 101 199 mendocino 200 296 san francisco environs 1860 64 297 576 san francisco environs 1864 66 577 800 yosemite misc california 801 899 spring valley water works 900 925 san francisco c1868 926 1000 yosemite 1001 1200 columbia river vicinity 1201 1337 san francisco cprr 1338 1538 mt shasta northern california 1539 1600 san francisco c1872 1601 1800 sierra nevada mining 1801 1835 vallejo san francisco 1839 2000 farallone islands 2001 2078 san francisco environs c1872 2079 2300 napa and sonoma geysers 2301 2359 stereographs san francisco and environs 2360 2500 modoc war 2501 2524 marin county and san mateo 2525 2599 utah 2700 2771 watkins pacific railroad sierra nevada foothils 1 99 high sierra sacramento 100 199 sierra summit reno 200 299 nevada desert last rail 300 364 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 1890 stereographs 1875 to 1890 watkins new series stereographs yosemite 1878 1881 3001 3175 oakland and misc railroad 3301 3323 alpine county and round top 3382 3393 north bloomfield gravel mines 3394 3400 mammoth big tree grove 3501 3537 river mining and misc 3538 3546 san francisco 3547 3661 southern california c1878 3662 3667 san francisco and environs 3668 3782 miscellaneous 3783 3800 monterey and environs 3801 3899 lake tahoe and environs 4001 4065 nevada and the comstock 4066 4192 c p r r and donner pass 4201 4242 southern california 4301 4600 california missions 4601 4667 utah winter of 1873 1874 4701 4716 southern california 1880 4751 4836 stereographs arizona 1880 4837 4922 santa cruz and environs 5001 5068 washington territory 1882 5201 5263 victoria b c 1882 5264 5303 oregon idaho and yellowstone e1 e217 unnumbered series fourteenth industrial exposition a b clark anaheim albumns sunny slope san gabriel cal 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 other formats photographs in other formats albums yosemite valley watkins new series 1878 r h 1874 yosemite sunny slope san gabriel cal california missions view album taber studio portraits photographs made in watkins san franciso studio cdv cabinet card boudoir card imperial mount and other medium format prints yosemite valley and related pictures san francisco and environs monterey and santa cruz counties lake tahoe and northern california southern california arizona utah idaho and yellowstone oregon and washington territory victoria b c watkins published prints in a variety of formats during his career including albums cabinet cards and 8x10 prints documents ephemera documents ephemera advertising and trade cards lists of watkins stereoscopic views watkins railroad passes 1884 to 1900 includes advertising trade cards personal correspondence and other documents about about carleton watkins carleton watkins a brief biography watkins s personal collection links to related information about carletonwatkins org guide to using carletonwatkins org new additions to carletonwatkins org list of missing titles and images image tags website dedication to peter palmquist questions and comments conditions of use welcome to carletonwatkins org carleton watkins american 1829 1916 was one of the most highly acclaimed of early western photographers yet watkins s work has never been fully cataloged no complete listings of his old series stereoviews published before 1875 are known this site brings together complete collections of watkins s photographs watkins extensively photographed early san francisco yosemite mendocino and the sierra nevada mining regions his photogaphs of yosemite helped influence congress and president lincoln in the preservation of yosemite valley watkins also made some of the earliest photographs of southern california and the pacific nortwest watkins pacific railroad series documents construction of the trans continental railroad from sacramento to utah carletonwatkins org is made possible by many institutions and private collectors with a common interest in the work of carleton watkins and the desire to make his complete work readily available to all begin by visiting the featured photographs gallery to see examples of watkins s best photographs or go directly to the series collections for a more complete view of watkins s work the series collections are grouped by year 1850 1860 watkins s earliest photographs 1861 1873 watkins old series and 1874 1890 watkins new series we hope you enjoy this compilation of california and the west in its early years golden gate san francisco cape horn columbia river piwyac or the vernal fall and mt broderick yosemite san xavier mission near tucson the wreck of the viscata san francisco interior ophir hoisting works the cages contributors to carletonwatkins org carletonwatkins org is grateful to many institutions and individuals for their ongoing support and dedication to the ambitious goal of cataloging carleton watkins s photographs and making them available online carleton watkins a short biography learn about watkins life and his incredible contribution to western photography in the nineteenth century watkins producted over five thousand photographs during his career and his work was widely recognized image tags tags are keywords or labels added to images with something in common clicking on a tag displays all images with that tag tags are included in searches and you can navigate between groups of tagged images by clicking from one tag to another guide to using carletonwatkins org click on this link to learn about website content and navigation carletonwatkins org on facebook follow us on facebook for updates and other news popular images this week for mr emins golden gate black point tunnel no 12 strong s canyon arch at the farallon islands grizzly giant 33 feet diameter looking up mariposa grove mariposa co cal the contents of carletonwatkins org website are subject to conditions of use copyright 2003 2026 carletonwatkins org