Mammoth plate photographs of Yosemite Valley, between 1861 and 1881
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Watkins, Carleton E. Farquhar, Francis Peloubet
- Abstract:
- Yosemite views, with one image of the Columbia River, Oregon.
- Extent:
- 27 photographic prints : albumen ; images 40 x 54 cm. or smaller, mounts 48 x 61 cm. 13 digital objects
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English
Background
- Scope and content:
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Yosemite views, with one image of the Columbia River, Oregon. Photographs are mostly mammoth-plate sized, with several in the smaller imperial plate dimensions. Although formerly assembled in a single mammoth album, views appear to be from negatives taken in the 1860s on up to Watkins' "New Series" of the 1878-1881 period.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Francis P. Farquhar.
- Physical location:
- 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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Some bear printed labels from Watkins' New Series, others captioned in ms.
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