Glass stereographs of Frémont's Mariposa estate include exterior (and some interior) views of the Josephine, Mount Ophir, Oso, and Princeton mines; the Agua Fria, Bear Valley, Benton, and Oso mills; Guadelupe Valley, Mormon Bar, Stockton Creek, and Tower Rock; an Indian Camp in Bear Valley; and a railroad bridge at Hells Hollow. There are three stereographs depicting Jessie Frémont, another of the Frémont residence, and one seemingly unrelated view of Alcatraz
Description:
The first major series of outdoor photographs by Carleton Watkins, western photographer. Col. John C. Frémont hired Watkins to produce a series of photographs depicting Frémont's Mariposa estate and its assets. Frémont's mining estate, Las Mariposas, was situated near Bear Valley, California and included the gold mines of Princeton, Josephine, Pine Tree, Mount Ophir, and Mariposa., Negatives available, Glass stereographs and related material housed in 4 boxes., and Some stereographs captioned.
Subject (Geographic):
California, Mariposa County, Mariposa County (Calif.), and Mariposa Estate (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902 and Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890.
Glass stereographs of Frémont's Mariposa estate include exterior (and some interior) views of the Josephine, Mount Ophir, Oso, and Princeton mines; the Agua Fria, Bear Valley, Benton, and Oso mills; Guadelupe Valley, Mormon Bar, Stockton Creek, and Tower Rock; an Indian Camp in Bear Valley; and a railroad bridge at Hells Hollow. There are three stereographs depicting Jessie Frémont, another of the Frémont residence, and one seemingly unrelated view of Alcatraz
Description:
The first major series of outdoor photographs by Carleton Watkins, western photographer. Col. John C. Frémont hired Watkins to produce a series of photographs depicting Frémont's Mariposa estate and its assets. Frémont's mining estate, Las Mariposas, was situated near Bear Valley, California and included the gold mines of Princeton, Josephine, Pine Tree, Mount Ophir, and Mariposa., Negatives available, Glass stereographs and related material housed in 4 boxes., and Some stereographs captioned.
Subject (Geographic):
California, Mariposa County, Mariposa County (Calif.), and Mariposa Estate (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902 and Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890.
Western Americana stereograph collection [graphic]
Container / Volume:
Watkins 10
Image Count:
2
Description:
Card number 221, Cream mount. Square topped. MS on mount: "Watkins - Mendocino.", From series: [Photographic views of the Pacific Coast], MS titles on mount., and Tax stamp on verso.
Subject (Geographic):
Mendocino County (Calif.)--Pictorial works and West (U.S.)
Subject (Name):
Pomo Indians--California--Mendocino County --Pictorial works
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America --West (U.S.) --Pictorial works, Pomo baskets--California--Pictorial works, and Revenue stamps--United States
Mammoth-plate photographs of California, including views in Yosemite of Half Dome, North Dome, the Royal Arches, Washington Column, Cathedral Rock, the Cathedral Spires, Mount Broderick, Mount Starr King, Nevada Fall, the Bridal Veil, the Yosemite Falls, and panoramic views of the entire Yosemite Valley, from both Glacier Point and Inspiration Point. There are also views of San Francisco showing the harbour, of the New Almaden Mine, and one view of Mt. Shasta in Siskiyou County
Description:
Carleton E. Watkins was a San Francisco photographer who worked both with official surveys and independently to photograph California, Nevada and Utah. In 1867 he served with Clarence King as the official photographer to the California Geological Survey, and in 1870 was the official photographer for King's Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel., Manuscript or letterpress captions on mounts, some with numbers. Additional titles supplied, when necessary, in brackets on mount versos., and Accompanied by a box list.
Subject (Geographic):
California, Yosemite Valley (Calif.), and San Francisco (Calif.)
