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Nitro Glycerine Explosion by Carleton Watkins — VisualArtsDB

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Nitro Glycerine Explosion

Nitro Glycerine Explosion

Nitro Glycerine Explosion

Carleton Watkins

1863–1865

Dimensions: 7.6 Centimeters (Measurements) × 7.6 Centimeters (Measurements) × 7.9375 Centimeters (Measurements) × 16.6688 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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[Lower Yosemite Fall, 418 ft.]

[Lower Yosemite Fall, 418 ft.]

Carleton Watkins, 1865

Lake Tahoe, from the Warm Springs.

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Three Brothers (front view) 4480 ft. Yo Semite

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[C.P. Ferry Boat Solano]

[C.P. Ferry Boat Solano]

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Chinese restaurant, Jackson St., S.F.

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[Half Dome, Yosemite]

[Half Dome, Yosemite]

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Nevada Fall - 700 ft, Yo Semite

Nevada Fall - 700 ft, Yo Semite

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Pohono, or the Bridal Veil, 900 feet, from the Coulterville Trail, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Country, Cal.

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[The summit of Lassen's Butte]

[The summit of Lassen's Butte]

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"Inverted in the Tide Stand the Grey Rocks."

"Inverted in the Tide Stand the Grey Rocks."

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[Cook, Camp, and Dog]

[Cook, Camp, and Dog]

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

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