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- 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 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.
- Subject (Topic):
- Gold mines and mining
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Glass stereographs of Col. John C. Frémont's Mariposa estate
