Glass stereographs of Col. John C. Frémont's Mariposa estateWatkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916ca. 1860-1861.engGlass 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 AlcatrazThe 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 availableGlass stereographs and related material housed in 4 boxes.Some stereographs captioned.