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The first Tourists who made the ascension of Half Dome. by Carleton Watkins — VisualArtsDB

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The first Tourists who made the ascension of Half Dome.

The first Tourists who made the ascension of Half Dome.

The first Tourists who made the ascension of Half Dome.

Carleton Watkins

1870–1874

Dimensions: 8.7 Centimeters (Measurements) × 17.6 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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Object Record Structure: Whole Stereographs

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Rock Bluff and The Columbia River, Oregon

Rock Bluff and The Columbia River, Oregon

Carleton Watkins, 1883

The Sentinel, 3270 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

The Sentinel, 3270 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Carleton Watkins, 1867

The Vernal and Nevada Fall, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

The Vernal and Nevada Fall, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Carleton Watkins, 1870

[Comparing Bars with the Standard]

[Comparing Bars with the Standard]

Carleton Watkins, 1881

Black Point, San Francisco

Black Point, San Francisco

Carleton Watkins, 1864

Tasayac, or the Half Dome, 5000 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Tasayac, or the Half Dome, 5000 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Carleton Watkins, 1867

[Yolo Buggy over Dry Slough - Opened to Show Bars]

[Yolo Buggy over Dry Slough - Opened to Show Bars]

Carleton Watkins, 1881

Grizzly Giant, 33 feet Diameter, looking up, Mariposa Grove, Mariposa Co., Cal.

Grizzly Giant, 33 feet Diameter, looking up, Mariposa Grove, Mariposa Co., Cal.

Carleton Watkins, 1861

Calaveras Big Trees

Calaveras Big Trees

Carleton Watkins, 1870

Agassiz Column, near Union Point

Agassiz Column, near Union Point

Carleton Watkins, 1866

Cascade between the Vernal and Nevada Falls, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Cascade between the Vernal and Nevada Falls, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Carleton Watkins, 1867

The Lyell group, from the Sentinel Dome, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

The Lyell group, from the Sentinel Dome, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Carleton Watkins, 1867