
Carleton Watkins
American Photographer · 1829–1916
1,415 works on LinkedCulture
At twenty, Carleton Watkins headed out to California to make his fortune. After working as a daguerreotype operator in San Jose, he established his own practice and soon made his first visit to the Yosemite Valley. There he made thirty mammoth plate and one hundred stereograph views that were among the first photographs of Yosemite seen in the East. Partly on the strength of Watkins's photographs,
Works
View as IIIF ↗![[1000 Mile Tree, U.P.R.R., Webber (sic) Canyon, Utah]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F3f0114cc-84cf-4d49-b449-73d34177f55f%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[1000 Mile Tree, U.P.R.R., Webber (sic) Canyon, Utah]
Getty Museum · negative 1873–1874; print 1880–1890
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1000-Mile Tree, Weber Canyon, Utah.
Getty Museum · about 1865
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1000-Mile Tree, Weber Canyon, Utah.
Getty Museum · about 1874
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1550- Shasta Peak and Glacier, Siskiyou Co., CAL.
Getty Museum · 1870
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2nd St. From Rincon Hill (#710)
Getty Museum · about 1862–1864
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[3510/ Miner's Cabin Calaveras Grove]
Getty Museum · negative about 1880; print 1880–1890
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4365- Street View in Los Angeles.
Getty Museum · about 1880
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![Agasiz [sic] Rock, Union Pt., Yosemite](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F21d9724c-7413-4e55-8bbf-44bc0ea39c04%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
Agasiz [sic] Rock, Union Pt., Yosemite
Getty Museum · about 1860s–1870s
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"Agassiz" Column, Yosemite
Getty Museum · 1878
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Agassiz Rock and the Yosemite Falls, from Union Point
Getty Museum · about 1878
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A Glimpse of Emerald Pool, Yosemite.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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A Glimpse of Santa Cruz, From the San Lorenzo
Getty Museum · about 1883
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A Glimpse of the Top of the Yosemite Fall.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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[Agua Fria Mill]
Getty Museum · 1860
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[Agua Fria Mill]
Getty Museum · 1860
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Albion River, Mendocino Co. Cal.
Getty Museum · negative 1863; print 1868–1870
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Albion River & Mills, Mendocino
Getty Museum · 1863
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![[Alcatraz & Black Pt. from Russian Hill, S.F.]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F5b603823-d0eb-4674-a053-f21fc884434e%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Alcatraz & Black Pt. from Russian Hill, S.F.]
Getty Museum · negative 1873–1880; print 1879–1885
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![[Alcatraz, From North Point]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F8659d0c3-db68-44e6-8eee-95f720c49052%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Alcatraz, From North Point]
Getty Museum · 1866–1868
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Alcatraz Island, from Telegraph Hill, S.F.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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![[American River from Cape Horn]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F16f22b62-dd76-48fe-b76a-36f129085b8c%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[American River from Cape Horn]
Getty Museum · about 1878–1885
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![[Among The Tree Tops Calaveras Grove]](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2Feb3a4ae7-c5a7-4501-90ed-2bd793761802%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
[Among The Tree Tops Calaveras Grove]
Getty Museum · negative about 1878; print 1880–1890
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A Pasadena Pet (#4783)
Getty Museum · about 1880
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Apiary at Sierra Madre Villa, San Gabriel
Getty Museum · about 1880
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Apiary at Sierra Madre Villa, San Gabriel
Getty Museum · about 1880
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A Pleasure Party
Getty Museum · 1863
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Arch at the West End, Farallone Islands, Pacific Ocean.
Getty Museum · 1865–1875
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Arch at the West End, Farallone [sic] Islands, Pacific Ocean.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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Arch in Sugar Loaf Islands, Farallone [sic] Islands, Pacific Ocean.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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Arch in Sugar Loaf Islands, Farallone [sic] Islands, Pacific Ocean.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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Arch on Sugar Loaf Islands, Farallone [sic] Islands, Pacific Ocean.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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Arch on Sugar Loaf Islands, Farallons (2020)
Getty Museum · 1860s–1880s
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Arch Rock, Near Pacific Coast, Monterey
Getty Museum · about 1883
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Arch Rock near Point Pinos Lighthouse
Getty Museum · 1870–1875
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[Arizona Garden, Hotel del Monte, Monterey]
Getty Museum · about 1883
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[Arizona Garden, Hotel del Monte, Monterey]
Getty Museum · about 1883
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Arizona Garden, Hotel Del Monte, Monterey
Getty Museum · about 1883
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![Arzona [sic] Gardens - Hotel Del Monte](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F5f023ca6-b04b-4b5c-bc1a-3a61816dd842%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
Arzona [sic] Gardens - Hotel Del Monte
Getty Museum · about 1883
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![At Low Tide, Farallone [sic] Islands, Pacific Ocean.](/api/proxy-image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.getty.edu%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2F8cacae45-b5e8-4407-997e-873dadeb8af8%2Ffull%2F808%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg)
At Low Tide, Farallone [sic] Islands, Pacific Ocean.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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At Mendocino, Mendocino County, California (#242)
Getty Museum · 1863
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At Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., Cal.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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At Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., Cal.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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At the Cliff House, San Francisco.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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At the Cliff House, San Francisco.
Getty Museum · 1867
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At the Cliff House, San Francisco.
Getty Museum · 1867
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At the Cliff House, San Francisco.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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At the Cliff House, San Francisco.
Getty Museum · 1867
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At the Cliff House, San Francisco.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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At the Cliff House, San Francisco.
Getty Museum · 1867
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At the Cliff House, San Francisco.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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At the Cliff House, San Francisco (#773)
Getty Museum · about 1864–1868
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At the Cliff House, Seal Rocks, San Francisco.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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At the Cliff House, Seal Rocks, San Francisco.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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At the Cliff House, Seal Rocks, San Francisco.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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At the Geysers (#2310)
Getty Museum · about 1872
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At the Hacienda, New Almaden.
Getty Museum · 1867
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At the Rancherio, Mendocino County, Cal.
Getty Museum · 1860–1870
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At the Ranchero, Mendocino County, California.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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At the Residence of John Parrott, Esq., San Mateo, Cal.
Getty Museum · about 1867
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At the Residence of L.J. Rose, Esq. Sunny slope, San Gab'l
Getty Museum · about 1875
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