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., and Some stereographs captioned.
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.
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., and Some stereographs captioned.
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.
Engraving based on the M.A. Root photographic portrait of J.C. Frémont; half-length; body slightly to left; head toward right in three-quarter profile; beard, long-hair parted in the middle; buttoned-up double-breasted jacket, tie; facsimilie signature as caption below image
BEIN: Copy 2 was James W. Abert's personal copy and includes a ms. letter from John Fremont tipped in, ordering Abert to make preparations for departure from St. Louis in 1845. Copy 2 is also extra illustrated with 12 plates of watercolors of Indians attributed to James W. Abert, which were never published., BEIN: Copy 3 has colored plates., MUDD: Egi Ar48 845: folded leaf and map missing., Caption title., At head of caption title: 29th Congress, 1st Session, [Senate.], [438]., and Map entitled: Map showing the route pursued by the exploring expedition to New Mexico and the southern Rocky Mountains made under the orders of Captain J.C. Fremont, U.S. Topographical Engineers and conducted by Lieut. J.W. Abert, assisted by Lieut. W.G. Peck, U.S.T.E. during the year 1845.
Publisher:
s.n.
Subject (Geographic):
Southwest, New, Arkansas, and United States
Subject (Topic):
Discovery and exploration and Exploring expeditions
