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Nitro-Glycerine Explosion, W., F. & Co., San Francisco. by Carleton Watkins — VisualArtsDB

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Nitro-Glycerine Explosion, W., F. & Co., San Francisco.

Nitro-Glycerine Explosion, W., F. & Co., San Francisco.

Nitro-Glycerine Explosion, W., F. & Co., San Francisco.

Carleton Watkins

1867

Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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Object Record Structure: Whole Stereographs

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[Wm. Cullen Bryant Calaveras Grove 3515]

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Steamer Landing, San Quentin, Marin Co., Cal.

Steamer Landing, San Quentin, Marin Co., Cal.

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The Yosemite Valley, from trail

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

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[Turner's Mill]

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Residence of W.C. Ralston, Belmont.

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[Thompson's Seedless Grapes]

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