Glass stereographs of Col. John C. Frémont's Mariposa estate

Description

Title: Glass stereographs of Col. John C. Frémont's Mariposa estate
Creator: Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Published / Created: ca. 1860-1861.
Abstract: Glass stereographs of Frémont's Mariposa estate include exterior (and some interior) views of the Josephine, Mount Ophir, Oso, and Princeton mines; the Agua Fria, Bear Valley, Benton, and Oso mills; Guadelupe Valley, Mormon Bar, Stockton Creek, and Tower Rock; an Indian Camp in Bear Valley; and a railroad bridge at Hells Hollow. There are three stereographs depicting Jessie Frémont, another of the Frémont residence, and one seemingly unrelated view of Alcatraz
Description: The first major series of outdoor photographs by Carleton Watkins, western photographer. Col. John C. Frémont hired Watkins to produce a series of photographs depicting Frémont's Mariposa estate and its assets. Frémont's mining estate, Las Mariposas, was situated near Bear Valley, California and included the gold mines of Princeton, Josephine, Pine Tree, Mount Ophir, and Mariposa.
Negatives available
Glass stereographs and related material housed in 4 boxes.
Some stereographs captioned.
Extent: 31 transparencies : 8.3 x 17.2 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Digitization Note: Items displayed in folder order.
Language: English

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: WA Photos 208
Related Resource Online: View a selection of digital images in the Beinecke Library's Digital Images Online database
Container / Volume: Box 1

Genre: Pictorial works
Portraits
Stereographs
Material: glass stereographs, b & w ;
Subject (Geographic): California
Mariposa County
Mariposa County (Calif.)
Mariposa Estate (Calif.)
Subject (Name): Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902
Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890.
Subject (Topic): Gold mines and mining
Subjects: Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902 > Pictorial works
Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902 > Portraits
Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890
Gold mines and mining > California > Mariposa County > Pictorial works
Mariposa County (Calif.) > Pictorial works
Mariposa Estate (Calif.) > Pictorial works

Access: Public
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Citation: Carleton Watkins, Glass Stereographs of Col. John C. Frémont's Mariposa Estate. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.