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Untitled (Mining Town) by Carleton Watkins — VisualArtsDB

Untitled (Mining Town)

Untitled (Mining Town)

Carleton Watkins

1853

Medium: Daguerreotype
Dimensions: 11 × 14 cm (4 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)
Genre: photography
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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photographic materials19th centurygold rushdaguerreotype (process)photographydaguerreotypeportraitphotographphotographic processtownslundberg collectiongold mining

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The Sentinel, 3270 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 65 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

The Sentinel, 3270 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 65 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

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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"

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The Vernal Fall, 300 ft., Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

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Mirror View of El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1119 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Mirror View of El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1119 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

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

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

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

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Cascade Between the Vernal and the Nevada Falls, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1083 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

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