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The Yosemite Valley from "Best General View" by Carleton Watkins — VisualArtsDB

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The Yosemite Valley from "Best General View"

The Yosemite Valley from "Best General View"

The Yosemite Valley from "Best General View"

Carleton Watkins

1865–1866

Dimensions: 8.6 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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[Thurlow Lodge - Lawn and House. From Barron Cluster.]

[Thurlow Lodge - Lawn and House. From Barron Cluster.]

Carleton Watkins, 1880

At the Cliff House, San Francisco.

At the Cliff House, San Francisco.

Carleton Watkins, 1867

Mirror View, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Mirror View, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Carleton Watkins, 1867

Panorama of Portland and the Willamette River, Oregon. No. 6.

Panorama of Portland and the Willamette River, Oregon. No. 6.

Carleton Watkins, 1867

The Yosemite Valley, from "Best General View."

The Yosemite Valley, from "Best General View."

Carleton Watkins, 1867

Bay View with Pt.

Bay View with Pt.

Carleton Watkins, 1863

Cascade below the Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Cascade below the Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Carleton Watkins, 1867

Lick House, Montgomery and Sutter Streets, S.F.

Lick House, Montgomery and Sutter Streets, S.F.

Carleton Watkins, 1860

View up the Valley From the foot of the Mariposa Trail.

View up the Valley From the foot of the Mariposa Trail.

Carleton Watkins, 1865

The Half Dome, 4,953 feet, Yosemite, Cal.

The Half Dome, 4,953 feet, Yosemite, Cal.

Carleton Watkins, 1865

[Yosemite Falls]

[Yosemite Falls]

Carleton Watkins, 1867

View from the Residence of Chas. Crocker, Esq., S.F., California St. [second view]

View from the Residence of Chas. Crocker, Esq., S.F., California St. [second view]

Carleton Watkins, 1867