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First View of Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail by Carleton Watkins — VisualArtsDB

First View of Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail

First View of Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail

Carleton Watkins

1865–1866

Medium: Albumen print
Dimensions: Paper: 41.2 × 52.5 cm (16 1/4 × 20 5/8 in.); Secondary support: 55.5 × 71.2 cm (21 7/8 × 28 in.)
Genre: photography
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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The Nevada Fall, 700 ft., Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

The Nevada Fall, 700 ft., Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1861

Malakoff Diggings, North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co., Nevada County, No. 1820 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Malakoff Diggings, North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co., Nevada County, No. 1820 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1871

The Domes from Moran Point, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

The Domes from Moran Point, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1861

The Three Brothers, Inverted

The Three Brothers, Inverted

Carleton Watkins, 1861

Piwyac, or the Vernal Fall, 300 feet from the cliff, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1081 from the series "Watkins' New Series"

Piwyac, or the Vernal Fall, 300 feet from the cliff, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1081 from the series "Watkins' New Series"

Carleton Watkins, 1878

Lake Tahoe, from the Warm Springs, No. 4026 from the series "Watkins' New Series"

Lake Tahoe, from the Warm Springs, No. 4026 from the series "Watkins' New Series"

Carleton Watkins, 1878

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"

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The Bridge, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

The Bridge, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1861

Multnomah Falls, Columbia River, No. 1239 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Multnomah Falls, Columbia River, No. 1239 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1867

Section of the Grizzly Giant with Galen Clark, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite

Section of the Grizzly Giant with Galen Clark, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite

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First View of the Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail

First View of the Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail

Carleton Watkins, 1865

Agassiz Column from Glacier Point Trail, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Agassiz Column from Glacier Point Trail, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

Carleton Watkins, 1861