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.)
This collection includes more than 6,500 examples of stereoscopic photography, chiefly stereographs, that represent sites in California, as well as the work of Californian photographers and publishers, circa 1844-1986, which Peter E. Palmquist collected from 1971 to 2011. The material represents the work of more than 400 identified photographers and publishers who issued images of California. The organization of the collection reflects Palmquist's interest in identifying the photographers responsible for making the original images no matter who published a particular card. There are also some examples of devices used to view stereoscopic photographs, Individual photographers represented by significant quantities of stereographs in the collection include Charles Bierstadt, Martin Mason Hazeltine, Truman Ward Ingersoll, Charles L. Pond, John James Reilly, John P. Soule, J. Pitcher Spooner, and Carleton E. Watkins. Firms with substantial groups of stereographs in the collection include Continent Stereoscopic Company, E. & H. T. Anthony, E. P. Best & Company, Keystone View Company, Thomas Houseworth & Co., and Underwood & Underwood, and The collection includes biographical and historical research files in bound volumes and binders with information about the creators of the stereoscopic images, as well as photocopies of material in the collection
Description:
Peter Eric Palmquist (1931-2003) of Arcata, California, was a prolific historian of photography who collected historical and contemporary photographs and research materials about photographers., Finding aid available., Title devised by cataloger., and Stereographic views on cardboard mounts, most with letterpress or manuscript captions.
Subject (Geographic):
California and California.
Subject (Name):
Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903., Hazeltine, M. M. 1827-1903. (Martin Mason),, Ingersoll, T. W. 1862-1922. (Truman Ward),, Palmquist, Peter E., Pond, C. L. 1832-1891. (Charles L.),, Reilly, John James, 1838-1894., Soule, John P., Spooner, John Pitcher., Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916., Continent Stereoscopic Company., E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), E. P. Best & Company., Keystone View Company., Thomas Houseworth & Co., and Underwood & Underwood.
Subject (Topic):
Cities and towns, Photographers, Photography, History, and Photography, Stereoscopic
This collection includes more than 6,500 examples of stereoscopic photography, chiefly stereographs, that represent sites in California, as well as the work of Californian photographers and publishers, circa 1844-1986, which Peter E. Palmquist collected from 1971 to 2011. The material represents the work of more than 400 identified photographers and publishers who issued images of California. The organization of the collection reflects Palmquist's interest in identifying the photographers responsible for making the original images no matter who published a particular card. There are also some examples of devices used to view stereoscopic photographs, Individual photographers represented by significant quantities of stereographs in the collection include Charles Bierstadt, Martin Mason Hazeltine, Truman Ward Ingersoll, Charles L. Pond, John James Reilly, John P. Soule, J. Pitcher Spooner, and Carleton E. Watkins. Firms with substantial groups of stereographs in the collection include Continent Stereoscopic Company, E. & H. T. Anthony, E. P. Best & Company, Keystone View Company, Thomas Houseworth & Co., and Underwood & Underwood, and The collection includes biographical and historical research files in bound volumes and binders with information about the creators of the stereoscopic images, as well as photocopies of material in the collection
Description:
Peter Eric Palmquist (1931-2003) of Arcata, California, was a prolific historian of photography who collected historical and contemporary photographs and research materials about photographers., Finding aid available., Title devised by cataloger., and Stereographic views on cardboard mounts, most with letterpress or manuscript captions.
Subject (Geographic):
California and California.
Subject (Name):
Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903., Hazeltine, M. M. 1827-1903. (Martin Mason),, Ingersoll, T. W. 1862-1922. (Truman Ward),, Palmquist, Peter E., Pond, C. L. 1832-1891. (Charles L.),, Reilly, John James, 1838-1894., Soule, John P., Spooner, John Pitcher., Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916., Continent Stereoscopic Company., E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), E. P. Best & Company., Keystone View Company., Thomas Houseworth & Co., and Underwood & Underwood.
Subject (Topic):
Cities and towns, Photographers, Photography, History, and Photography, Stereoscopic
This collection includes more than 6,500 examples of stereoscopic photography, chiefly stereographs, that represent sites in California, as well as the work of Californian photographers and publishers, circa 1844-1986, which Peter E. Palmquist collected from 1971 to 2011. The material represents the work of more than 400 identified photographers and publishers who issued images of California. The organization of the collection reflects Palmquist's interest in identifying the photographers responsible for making the original images no matter who published a particular card. There are also some examples of devices used to view stereoscopic photographs, Individual photographers represented by significant quantities of stereographs in the collection include Charles Bierstadt, Martin Mason Hazeltine, Truman Ward Ingersoll, Charles L. Pond, John James Reilly, John P. Soule, J. Pitcher Spooner, and Carleton E. Watkins. Firms with substantial groups of stereographs in the collection include Continent Stereoscopic Company, E. & H. T. Anthony, E. P. Best & Company, Keystone View Company, Thomas Houseworth & Co., and Underwood & Underwood, and The collection includes biographical and historical research files in bound volumes and binders with information about the creators of the stereoscopic images, as well as photocopies of material in the collection
Description:
Peter Eric Palmquist (1931-2003) of Arcata, California, was a prolific historian of photography who collected historical and contemporary photographs and research materials about photographers., Finding aid available., Title devised by cataloger., and Stereographic views on cardboard mounts, most with letterpress or manuscript captions.
Subject (Geographic):
California and California.
Subject (Name):
Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903., Hazeltine, M. M. 1827-1903. (Martin Mason),, Ingersoll, T. W. 1862-1922. (Truman Ward),, Palmquist, Peter E., Pond, C. L. 1832-1891. (Charles L.),, Reilly, John James, 1838-1894., Soule, John P., Spooner, John Pitcher., Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916., Continent Stereoscopic Company., E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), E. P. Best & Company., Keystone View Company., Thomas Houseworth & Co., and Underwood & Underwood.
Subject (Topic):
Cities and towns, Photographers, Photography, History, and Photography, Stereoscopic
This collection includes more than 6,500 examples of stereoscopic photography, chiefly stereographs, that represent sites in California, as well as the work of Californian photographers and publishers, circa 1844-1986, which Peter E. Palmquist collected from 1971 to 2011. The material represents the work of more than 400 identified photographers and publishers who issued images of California. The organization of the collection reflects Palmquist's interest in identifying the photographers responsible for making the original images no matter who published a particular card. There are also some examples of devices used to view stereoscopic photographs, Individual photographers represented by significant quantities of stereographs in the collection include Charles Bierstadt, Martin Mason Hazeltine, Truman Ward Ingersoll, Charles L. Pond, John James Reilly, John P. Soule, J. Pitcher Spooner, and Carleton E. Watkins. Firms with substantial groups of stereographs in the collection include Continent Stereoscopic Company, E. & H. T. Anthony, E. P. Best & Company, Keystone View Company, Thomas Houseworth & Co., and Underwood & Underwood, and The collection includes biographical and historical research files in bound volumes and binders with information about the creators of the stereoscopic images, as well as photocopies of material in the collection
Description:
Peter Eric Palmquist (1931-2003) of Arcata, California, was a prolific historian of photography who collected historical and contemporary photographs and research materials about photographers., Finding aid available., Title devised by cataloger., and Stereographic views on cardboard mounts, most with letterpress or manuscript captions.
Subject (Geographic):
California and California.
Subject (Name):
Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903., Hazeltine, M. M. 1827-1903. (Martin Mason),, Ingersoll, T. W. 1862-1922. (Truman Ward),, Palmquist, Peter E., Pond, C. L. 1832-1891. (Charles L.),, Reilly, John James, 1838-1894., Soule, John P., Spooner, John Pitcher., Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916., Continent Stereoscopic Company., E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), E. P. Best & Company., Keystone View Company., Thomas Houseworth & Co., and Underwood & Underwood.
Subject (Topic):
Cities and towns, Photographers, Photography, History, and Photography, Stereoscopic
This collection includes more than 6,500 examples of stereoscopic photography, chiefly stereographs, that represent sites in California, as well as the work of Californian photographers and publishers, circa 1844-1986, which Peter E. Palmquist collected from 1971 to 2011. The material represents the work of more than 400 identified photographers and publishers who issued images of California. The organization of the collection reflects Palmquist's interest in identifying the photographers responsible for making the original images no matter who published a particular card. There are also some examples of devices used to view stereoscopic photographs, Individual photographers represented by significant quantities of stereographs in the collection include Charles Bierstadt, Martin Mason Hazeltine, Truman Ward Ingersoll, Charles L. Pond, John James Reilly, John P. Soule, J. Pitcher Spooner, and Carleton E. Watkins. Firms with substantial groups of stereographs in the collection include Continent Stereoscopic Company, E. & H. T. Anthony, E. P. Best & Company, Keystone View Company, Thomas Houseworth & Co., and Underwood & Underwood, and The collection includes biographical and historical research files in bound volumes and binders with information about the creators of the stereoscopic images, as well as photocopies of material in the collection
Description:
Peter Eric Palmquist (1931-2003) of Arcata, California, was a prolific historian of photography who collected historical and contemporary photographs and research materials about photographers., Finding aid available., Title devised by cataloger., and Stereographic views on cardboard mounts, most with letterpress or manuscript captions.
Subject (Geographic):
California and California.
Subject (Name):
Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903., Hazeltine, M. M. 1827-1903. (Martin Mason),, Ingersoll, T. W. 1862-1922. (Truman Ward),, Palmquist, Peter E., Pond, C. L. 1832-1891. (Charles L.),, Reilly, John James, 1838-1894., Soule, John P., Spooner, John Pitcher., Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916., Continent Stereoscopic Company., E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), E. P. Best & Company., Keystone View Company., Thomas Houseworth & Co., and Underwood & Underwood.
Subject (Topic):
Cities and towns, Photographers, Photography, History, and Photography, Stereoscopic
This collection includes more than 6,500 examples of stereoscopic photography, chiefly stereographs, that represent sites in California, as well as the work of Californian photographers and publishers, circa 1844-1986, which Peter E. Palmquist collected from 1971 to 2011. The material represents the work of more than 400 identified photographers and publishers who issued images of California. The organization of the collection reflects Palmquist's interest in identifying the photographers responsible for making the original images no matter who published a particular card. There are also some examples of devices used to view stereoscopic photographs, Individual photographers represented by significant quantities of stereographs in the collection include Charles Bierstadt, Martin Mason Hazeltine, Truman Ward Ingersoll, Charles L. Pond, John James Reilly, John P. Soule, J. Pitcher Spooner, and Carleton E. Watkins. Firms with substantial groups of stereographs in the collection include Continent Stereoscopic Company, E. & H. T. Anthony, E. P. Best & Company, Keystone View Company, Thomas Houseworth & Co., and Underwood & Underwood, and The collection includes biographical and historical research files in bound volumes and binders with information about the creators of the stereoscopic images, as well as photocopies of material in the collection
Description:
Peter Eric Palmquist (1931-2003) of Arcata, California, was a prolific historian of photography who collected historical and contemporary photographs and research materials about photographers., Finding aid available., Title devised by cataloger., and Stereographic views on cardboard mounts, most with letterpress or manuscript captions.
Subject (Geographic):
California and California.
Subject (Name):
Bierstadt, Charles, 1819-1903., Hazeltine, M. M. 1827-1903. (Martin Mason),, Ingersoll, T. W. 1862-1922. (Truman Ward),, Palmquist, Peter E., Pond, C. L. 1832-1891. (Charles L.),, Reilly, John James, 1838-1894., Soule, John P., Spooner, John Pitcher., Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916., Continent Stereoscopic Company., E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), E. P. Best & Company., Keystone View Company., Thomas Houseworth & Co., and Underwood & Underwood.
Subject (Topic):
Cities and towns, Photographers, Photography, History, and Photography, Stereoscopic
Photograph album of copy prints from original photographs and artwork, many depicting views of Salt Lake City, including the Deseret News, the Tithing Office, Beehive and Lion Houses, East Temple Street, Main Street, Garfield Beach, the Salt Palace, the Great Salt Lake, the theatre, the studio of photographers Savage & Ottinger, and a Pioneer Day Procession in 1882, There are also copy prints of views of Provo, Utah, and of Marysville, Timbuctoo, and Smartsville, California. Views in La Porte, California depict ski races and horses shod with "snow shoes," and hydraulic mining scenes. In Wyoming there are views of the ruins of Fort Bridger, and in Nevada an unidentified town whose streets are decorated with presidential election banners, Originals from which the copy prints were made date roughly between 1850 and 1890, In addition, there are views of New York, copy prints of several western maps and of various documents relating to the pony express, and of ten paintings by "Ottinger.", and Many views in Salt Lake City are credited to C.R. Savage or Savage & Ottinger
Description:
Individual prints are 31.5 x 20.2 cm. or smaller. Most are accompanied by manuscript captions.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah, California, Provo (Utah), Salt Lake City (Utah), Marysville (Calif.), Timbuctoo (Calif.), La Porte (Calif.), Smartsville (Calif.), Wyoming, Fort Bridger (Wyo.), and Nevada
Photographs of Niagara Falls; Yosemite National Park, Shasta Springs, and the Siskiyou Mountains in California; Portland, Oregon; and Bow Falls in Banff, the Selkirk mountains, the Great Glacier, and other scenes along the Canadian Pacific Railway. Includes one image of the ruins of Pompeii, and one of other, unidentified ruins. Also includes a photograph of a drawing of Cunard's Atlantic liner "Umbria". and Photographers include Isaiah Taber of San Francisco; J. Thompson of New Westminster, B.C.; Wm. Notman & Son of Montreal; and G. Sommer of Naples, Italy
Description:
Photographer's captions printed in the negative for most images. and Label inside back cover: "A & N*C*S*Ld., Stationery Dept., 105 Victoria St. S.W."
Subject (Geographic):
Yosemite National Park (Calif.), Shasta Springs (Calif.), Siskiyou Mountains (Calif. and Or.), California, Portland (Or.), Oregon, Banff (Alta.), Selkirk Range, British Columbia, Alberta, Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.), and Pompeii (Extinct city)
Subject (Name):
Taber, I. W. 1830-1912. (Isaiah West),, J. Thompson (Firm), Wm. Notman & Son., Canadian Pacific Railway Company, and Umbria (Steamship)
