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Above the "Columbia" by Carleton Watkins — VisualArtsDB

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Above the "Columbia"

Above the "Columbia"

Above the "Columbia"

Carleton Watkins

1884–1885

Dimensions: 20.2 Centimeters (Measurements) × 12.1 Centimeters (Measurements) × 34.6 Centimeters (Measurements) × 27.5 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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Stumps cut by Donner Party in 1846, Summit Valley.

Stumps cut by Donner Party in 1846, Summit Valley.

Carleton Watkins, 1876

Running the Rookeries, gathering Murr eggs, Farallone [sic] Islands, Pacific Ocean.

Running the Rookeries, gathering Murr eggs, Farallone [sic] Islands, Pacific Ocean.

Carleton Watkins, 1867

Pulpit Rock, (View West), Echo, Utah. U.P.R.R.

Pulpit Rock, (View West), Echo, Utah. U.P.R.R.

Carleton Watkins, 1874

[Williamsonii, Mt. Shasta]

[Williamsonii, Mt. Shasta]

Carleton Watkins, 1867

Lower Cathedral Rock, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Lower Cathedral Rock, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Carleton Watkins, 1867

Panorama from Telegraph Hill. (No. 15) Kearney Street, St. Mary's Cathedral.

Panorama from Telegraph Hill. (No. 15) Kearney Street, St. Mary's Cathedral.

Carleton Watkins, 1867

Bentley's Hand-Book of the Pacific Coast Containing a Complete List of the Prominent Seaside and Mountain Resorts, Mineral Springs, Lakes, Mountains, Valleys, Forests, and Other Places...

Bentley's Hand-Book of the Pacific Coast Containing a Complete List of the Prominent Seaside and Mountain Resorts, Mineral Springs, Lakes, Mountains, Valleys, Forests, and Other Places...

Carleton Watkins, 1884

Untitled (Miners and Log Cabin)

Untitled (Miners and Log Cabin)

Carleton Watkins, 1856

[Josephine and Pine Tree]

[Josephine and Pine Tree]

Carleton Watkins, 1860

In the Mariposa Grove, Mariposa County, CAL. (No. 1169)

In the Mariposa Grove, Mariposa County, CAL. (No. 1169)

Carleton Watkins, 1865

The Oldest Inhabitant of the Farallone (sic) Islands, Pacific Ocean.

The Oldest Inhabitant of the Farallone (sic) Islands, Pacific Ocean.

Carleton Watkins, 1867

Mirror View, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Mirror View, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.

Carleton Watkins, 1867