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San Francisco Bay by Carleton Watkins — VisualArtsDB

San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay

Carleton Watkins

1855–1874

Medium: Albumen print
Dimensions: Image/paper: 18.2 × 22.3 cm (7 3/16 × 8 13/16 in.)
Genre: albumen silver print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Tutocanula, or El Capitan, 3600 ft., Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1118 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Tutocanula, or El Capitan, 3600 ft., Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1118 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1861

Yosemite Falls, 2630 ft., from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Yosemite Falls, 2630 ft., from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1861

North Dome, Royal Arches and Washington Column, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1029 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

North Dome, Royal Arches and Washington Column, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1029 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1861

Looking Down the Valley from Union Point, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Looking Down the Valley from Union Point, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1861

Rooster Rock, Columbia River, No. 1228 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Rooster Rock, Columbia River, No. 1228 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1867

Vine Hill from Magnetic Springs. Santa Cruz Co., Cal. , No. 5024 from the series "Watkins' New Series"

Vine Hill from Magnetic Springs. Santa Cruz Co., Cal. , No. 5024 from the series "Watkins' New Series"

Carleton Watkins, 1878

Cape Horn, Columbia River, No. 1229 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Cape Horn, Columbia River, No. 1229 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1867

Mirror View, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Mirror View, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Carleton Watkins, 1861

View on the Merced, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1111 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

View on the Merced, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1111 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1861

Section of the Grizzly Giant (tree), 33 ft. Diam., Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Section of the Grizzly Giant (tree), 33 ft. Diam., Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1861

The Foot of the Vernal Fall, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

The Foot of the Vernal Fall, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1861

The Sentinel, 3270 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

The Sentinel, 3270 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1867