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2.
- Creator:
- Weed, Charles L., photographer
- Published / Created:
- [1858 February]
- Call Number:
- WA Photos Folio 161 (Oversize)
- Container / Volume:
- Box (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A salted paper photographic print that documents placer gold mining operations on river bars on the American River, Middle Fork, between Placer County and Eldorado County, California in February 1858. From an elevated position, the view shows mining o...
- Description:
- Charles L. Weed (1824-1903), also known as Charles Leander Weed, was an American photographer and engraver.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California, American River Region, American River, Middle Fork, American River Valley, American River, Middle Fork (Calif.), El Dorado County (Calif.), and Placer County (Calif.)
- Subject (Name):
- Weed, Charles L.
- Subject (Topic):
- Chaparral, Diversion structures (Hydraulic engineering), Gold mines and mining, Mines and mineral resources, Mining districts, Placer mining, and Water-wheels
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Photograph of placer gold mining on the American River, Middle Fork, California].
3.
- Creator:
- Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
- Published / Created:
- ca. 1860-1861.
- Call Number:
- WA Photos 208
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 23
- 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 T...
- 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 Mariposa...
- Subject (Geographic):
- California, Mariposa County, Mariposa County (Calif.), and Mariposa Estate (Calif.)
- Subject (Name):
- Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902 and Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890.
- Subject (Topic):
- Gold mines and mining
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Glass stereographs of Col. John C. Frémont's Mariposa estate
4.
- Creator:
- Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
- Published / Created:
- ca. 1860-1861.
- Call Number:
- WA Photos 208
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 8
- 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 T...
- 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 Mariposa...
- Subject (Geographic):
- California, Mariposa County, Mariposa County (Calif.), and Mariposa Estate (Calif.)
- Subject (Name):
- Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902 and Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890.
- Subject (Topic):
- Gold mines and mining
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Glass stereographs of Col. John C. Frémont's Mariposa estate
5.
- Creator:
- Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
- Published / Created:
- 1861-1868.
- Call Number:
- WA Photos Folio 19
- Image Count:
- 5
- Abstract:
- 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 Fal...
- 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 Sur...
- Subject (Geographic):
- California, Yosemite Valley (Calif.), and San Francisco (Calif.)
- Subject (Name):
- New Almaden Quicksilver Mines (Calif.)
- Subject (Topic):
- Mineral industries
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mammoth-plate photographs of California [graphic].
6.
- Creator:
- Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
- Published / Created:
- 1870.
- Call Number:
- WA Photos Folio 21
- Image Count:
- 5
- Abstract:
- Photographs in California of Mount Shasta, Mount Lassen, and the Whitney Glacier
- 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 Sur...
- Publisher:
- U.S. Engineer Department
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States and California
- Subject (Name):
- United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
- Subject (Topic):
- Surveys and Exploring expeditions
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Photographs of California from the United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel [graphic].
7.
- Creator:
- Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
- Published / Created:
- ca. 1870s.
- Call Number:
- WA Photos 11
- Image Count:
- 44
- Abstract:
- Photographs of California, Oregon, and Arizona, including views in San Francisco of the Palace Hotel, the residence of Mrs. Mark Hopkins, Golden Gate Park, Cliff House, Sutro Heights, the Seal Rocks, and the New City Hall, and views of Lake Tahoe, San...
- Description:
- Accompanied by a box list.
- Publisher:
- Watkins
- Subject (Geographic):
- Yosemite National Park (Calif.), San Francisco (Calif.), California, and Columbia River
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Photographs of California, Oregon, and Arizona [graphic].
8.
- Creator:
- Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
- Published / Created:
- ca. 1870-1882.
- Call Number:
- WA Photos 220
- Image Count:
- 32
- Abstract:
- Sixteen albumen prints depicting a variety of locations and people in Southern California and Arizona. There are views of six missions, one of them identified as San Miguel, and three others probably the California missions San Buenaventura, San Luis ...
- Description:
- Carleton E. Watkins, western photographer.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California, Tehachapi Pass, Yuma (Ariz.), San Francisco, Pasadena (Calif.), and San Gabriel (Calif.)
- Subject (Name):
- Mission San Miguel Arcangel (San Miguel, Calif.), San Buenaventura Mission, San Luis Rey Mission (Calif.), Santa Inés Mission (Solvang, Calif.), and Southern Pacific Railroad Company
- Subject (Topic):
- Missions, Railroads, Chinese Americans, and Viticulture
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Views of Southern California and Arizona
9.
- Creator:
- W. Vallance Gray & C.B. Gifford
- Published / Created:
- 1868 [1972?]
- Call Number:
- WA Prints +120
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- cartographic image
- Alternative Title:
- Bird's eye view of the city and county of San Francisco, 1868
- Description:
- BEIN WA Prints +120: Imperfect: Accompanying "Key to view of San Francisco" wanting.
- Publisher:
- American West
- Subject (Geographic):
- San Francisco (Calif.), California, and San Francisco.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bird's eye view of the city & county of San Francisco, 1868 [cartographic material].
10.
- Creator:
- Thomas, Peter (Peter R.)
- Published / Created:
- 2006
- Call Number:
- Zm 72
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- Books, Journals & Pamphlets
- Description:
- Continuous accordion folded strip made from four sections folded to form thirty leaves. Initial and terminal pages mounted to turquoise boards without spine, col. ill. mounted on front cover front board.
- Publisher:
- Peter & Donna Thomas,
- Subject (Geographic):
- California and United States
- Subject (Name):
- Peter & Donna Thomas (Firm) and Thomas, Donna (Donna Sue)
- Subject (Topic):
- Alphabet books, Artists' books--United States, Miniature books, Miniature books--Specimens, Wild flowers, and Wild flowers--California--Pictorial works
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Spring wildflower abc / Peter & Donna Thomas.
