Mammoth-plate photographs of California, including views in Yosemite of Half Dome, North Dome, the Royal Arches, Washington Column, Cathedral Rock, the Cathedral Spires, Mount Broderick, Mount Starr King, Nevada Fall, the Bridal Veil, the Yosemite Falls, and panoramic views of the entire Yosemite Valley, from both Glacier Point and Inspiration Point. There are also views of San Francisco showing the harbour, of the New Almaden Mine, and one view of Mt. Shasta in Siskiyou County
Description:
Carleton E. Watkins was a San Francisco photographer who worked both with official surveys and independently to photograph California, Nevada and Utah. In 1867 he served with Clarence King as the official photographer to the California Geological Survey, and in 1870 was the official photographer for King's Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel., Manuscript or letterpress captions on mounts, some with numbers. Additional titles supplied, when necessary, in brackets on mount versos., and Accompanied by a box list.
Subject (Geographic):
California, Yosemite Valley (Calif.), and San Francisco (Calif.)
Mammoth-plate photographs of Gold Hill and Virginia City in the Comstock region of Nevada, showing the Consolidated Virginia Battery Mill and Hoisting Works in Virginia City, the Ophir hoisting works, and a view of town of Gold Hill from the Wheeler monument
Description:
Manuscript captions and numbers on verso. and After working as a photographer with the California State Geological Survey and the U. S. Corps of Engineers Survey of the 40th Parallel, Carleton Watkins traveled independently to Nevada, arriving in Comstock in 1875. He photographed the mining towns of Gold Hill and Virginia City in 1875-1876.
Subject (Geographic):
Nevada, Gold Hill (Nev.), and Virginia City (Nev.)
Scrapbook containing photographs and articles concerning mines owned or operated by James Whitlatch in various regions of Montana and New Mexico. Views include the Whitlatch Union Mine and the Park Gold Mines, worker housing, views of Helena, Montana, scenery in Montana and Utah, and scenes of Salt Lake City. The last several pages of the album are devoted to unidentified cartes-de-visite portraits. The clippings follow the mining career and social activities of James Whitlatch through the 1900s
Description:
51 photographs are 25.4 x 19.4 cm. or smaller and 34 cartes-de-visite are 5.6 x 8.6 cm. or smaller. Most of the photographs are accompanied by manuscript or letterpress captions. Included with the photographs are newspaper clippings, magazine articles, trade advertisements, and one drawing of Eugene Whitlatch. A Montana Society of New York program is also included in the scrapbook, in which the name Elijah Woodward is written. and Accompanied by a list of photographs.
Subject (Geographic):
Montana and Salt Lake City (Utah)
Subject (Name):
Whitlatch, James W., Whitlatch Union Mine (Mont.), Montana Society of New York., and Park Gold Mines (Mont.)
