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[Yosemite Valley from the Best General View] by Carleton Watkins — VisualArtsDB

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[Yosemite Valley from the Best General View]

[Yosemite Valley from the Best General View]

[Yosemite Valley from the Best General View]

Carleton Watkins

1866

Dimensions: 41 Centimeters (Measurements) × 52.2 Centimeters (Measurements) × 52.4 Centimeters (Measurements) × 69.2 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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Object Record Structure: Whole

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