Mammoth plate views in California and Oregon, circa 1863-circa 1880?
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Watkins, Carleton E.
- Abstract:
- Chiefly views of Yosemite and Mendocino County, Calif., and some Oregon views.
- Extent:
- 32 photographic prints: albumen. 8 digital objects
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English
Background
- Scope and content:
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Mammoth plate landscape photographs by Carleton E. Watkins chiefly of Yosemite, along with images of the Mendocino County coast and Oregon.
- Physical location:
- Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
- Note:
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Item titles have been supplied, and may originate from one of several sources. Items with digital images available have titles transcribed from their original mounts, if present. Other items may bear titles supplied from known copies in other institutional or private collections, or may have been given descriptive titles based on identifications of the scene made by a cataloger.
Images in "volume 1" (box 1) have been cropped and re-mounted on 20th century board. The generation of prints difficult to determine, and there is no evidence of provenance. Images in "volume 2" (box 2) are on original mounts, signed by Watkins, and bear similar captions in ink. They appear uniform enough to share provenance, but there is some duplication within the set. The set may have been assembled by the library from multiple sources.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481