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        • CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) Yosemite Valley from the Best General View. 1865-66; printed prior to 1876.
          Oct. 31, 2024

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) Yosemite Valley from the Best General View. 1865-66; printed prior to 1876.

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) Yosemite Valley from the Best General View. 1865-66; printed prior to 1876. Albumen print, the image measuring 8x12¼ inches (20.3x31.1 cm.), the mount 12x18½ inches (30.5x47 cm.). This print was made before 1876, when it was included in an album compiled at the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia. Provenance A California Collection Reproduced Weston Naef and Christine Hult-Lewis, Carleton Watkins, The Complete Mammoth Photographs (J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011), cat. no. 116, p. 58

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        • CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) Four dome-topped views of Yosemite (2) and Calaveras Big Trees (2), California. 1878-81.
          Oct. 31, 2024

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) Four dome-topped views of Yosemite (2) and Calaveras Big Trees (2), California. 1878-81.

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) Four dome-topped views of Yosemite (2) and Calaveras Big Trees (2), California. 1878-81. Albumen prints, the images measuring 4⅜x6⅞ inches (11.1x17.5 cm.), and slightly smaller, the sheets 4¾x8¼ inches (12.1x21 cm.), the mounts 5⅞x9⅜ inches (14.9x23.8 cm.), one with Watkins' printed credit, title, and notations "Watkins' New Boudoir Series" and "B 3082" and two with captions in ink on mount recto, and three with an additional albumen print on mount verso. Provenance A California Collection

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        • CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) A grid of four oval albumen prints, including the iconic Agassiz Column from Union Point, Yosemite. 187
          Oct. 31, 2024

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) A grid of four oval albumen prints, including the iconic Agassiz Column from Union Point, Yosemite. 187

          Est: $5,000 - $7,000

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) A grid of four oval albumen prints, including the iconic Agassiz Column from Union Point, Yosemite. 1878-81. Albumen prints, the images each measuring 4⅞x3⅝ inches (12.4x9.2 cm.) in diameter, the sheets 5½x4 inches (14x10.2 cm.), the mount 12x9 inches (30.5x23 cm.), with the gold-printed caption above or below each image. Provenance A California Collection While the mammoth version of this subject communicates the monumentality of Yosemite's rocks and the glacial forces that shaped them, in this miniature version, Watkins "shot Agassiz Rock from an angle that emphasized its fragility" (Tyler Green, Carleton Watkins, Making the Weston American University of California Press, 2018, p. 378). This oval print of a small-format variant of Watkins's most iconic picture is the only known example. Thus, the slightly wider circular print of this composition that resides in the Getty (and which adorns the cover of one of their books) has been the subject of many observations and speculations by art historian Tyler Green. In Chapter 22 of his book, Green explains that in the "circular print, Watkins had hit upon a good idea: for that photograph, he had raised his camera about 15 feet above the ground. (Maybe he placed it on top of his wagon, or maybe he put it up on wooden crates.) [. . .] That effectively pushed the rock toward the picture plane, toward the viewer, helped the rock stand out, and helped make plain the distance between Agassiz Rock and the North Rim. Not only did Watkins want the column to push up above the opposite rim, but he wanted to take full advantage of a little protrusion on the right side of Agassiz Rock, a gentle bit of granite that he would use to point at Yosemite Falls. While that seems like an obvious bit of pictorial cleverness that just about every other photographer would have created, none did..." (p. 380). Green's extensive observations on Watkins's small-format variant of Agassiz highlight a very important take-away from Watkins's oeuvre: while Watkins and his scholars have given due precedence to the mammoth plates, his smaller format pictures exhibit no less artistic merit and compositional virtuosity than his larger ones. This four-part grid of oval New Series prints is, according to legendary Watkins scholar Peter Palmquist, unique. Rarely do these small-format ovals, which were conventionally pasted in travel albums throughout the 1880s, survive with such vivid tones. Each print is pasted to an album leaf with a typeset title under or above the print edges. This particular example features three overviews of Yosemite Valley from Union Point, along with a mirror view of Cathedral Rock. In the Cathedral Rock image, the trees oscillate like a continuation of the Cathedral Spires. Prints of this image in any format are extraordinarily rare. One small oval print is held by the J. Paul Getty Museum, and adorns the cover of Carleton Watkins: Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum by Weston Naef and Christine Hult-Lewis (2011), cat. no. 258, p. 113. Two examples of the mammoth plate have appeared at auction, one of which is also held by the Getty.

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        • CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) Section of the Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite. 1861.
          Oct. 31, 2024

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) Section of the Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite. 1861.

          Est: $20,000 - $30,000

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) Section of the Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite. 1861. Mammoth albumen print, the image measuring 14¾x20¾ inches (37.5x52.7 cm.), the mount 20¾x27 inches (52.7x68.6 cm.), with Watkins' signature in ink and the title in pencil, on mount recto. Provenance A California Collection Galen Clark, who is shown at the base of the Grizzly Giant, was named Guardian of Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove in 1866. Watkins photographed him with this tree several times over the course of two decades. This view was one of thirty selected by Watkins in April 1863 for the first publicly issued set of mammoth plates made from his 1861 negatives. Prior to this set, Watkins had prepared a set of twenty prints made from the same negatives in 1861 for Trenor Park. Reproduced Weston Naef and Christine Hult-Lewis, Carleton Watkins, The Complete Mammoth Photographs (J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011), cat. no. 103, p. 51

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        • Western Americana -- Washington [WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer, attrib.]. View of Tacoma from Puget Sound, Washington Territory. Ca 1882.
          Oct. 24, 2024

          Western Americana -- Washington [WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer, attrib.]. View of Tacoma from Puget Sound, Washington Territory. Ca 1882.

          Est: $2,500 - $3,500

          Western Americana -- Washington [WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer, attrib.]. View of Tacoma from Puget Sound, Washington Territory. Ca 1882. 8 1/8 x 12 3/8 in. albumen photograph on 13 x 17 7/8 in. cardstock mount. Ink inscription to verso reads, "New Tacoma Gen. View." ______________________ Born in Oneonta, NY, Carleton Emmons Watkins moved to California in 1851 apprenticing in the photography studio of Robert H. Vance. First visiting Yosemite in 1861, Watkins' photographs of the area gained international acclaim. He operated the Yosemite Gallery throughout San Francisco until the mid-1870s when interest waned and he was forced to sell his gallery and the first series of Yosemite negatives in 1875. Watkins continued his photographic career in the American West, producing some of the earliest photographs of Southern California and the Pacific Northwest, before losing much of his work in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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        • Western Americana -- Washington [WATKINS, Carleton E. (1829-1916), photographer]. Seattle, Puget Sound, Washington Territory. Ca 1882.
          Oct. 24, 2024

          Western Americana -- Washington [WATKINS, Carleton E. (1829-1916), photographer]. Seattle, Puget Sound, Washington Territory. Ca 1882.

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Western Americana -- Washington [WATKINS, Carleton E. (1829-1916), photographer]. Seattle, Puget Sound, Washington Territory. Ca 1882. 8 1/4 x 12 in. albumen photograph providing a panoramic view of Seattle, on 13 x 17 3/4 in. cardstock mount, with period manuscript caption on mount verso, "Seattle from Coal Warf [sic] No. 1." ______________________ Born in Oneonta, NY, Carleton Emmons Watkins moved to California in 1851 apprenticing in the photography studio of Robert H. Vance. First visiting Yosemite in 1861, Watkins' photographs of the area gained international acclaim. He operated the Yosemite Gallery throughout San Francisco until the mid-1870s when interest waned and he was forced to sell his gallery and the first series of Yosemite negatives in 1875. Watkins continued his photographic career in the American West, producing some of the earliest photographs of Southern California and the Pacific Northwest, before losing much of his work in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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        • Western Americana -- Yellowstone ?WATKINS, Carleton E. (1829-1916), photographer. Minerva Terraces, Mammoth Hot Springs, National Park. San Francisco: ca 1878. Mammoth albumen photograph.
          Oct. 24, 2024

          Western Americana -- Yellowstone ?WATKINS, Carleton E. (1829-1916), photographer. Minerva Terraces, Mammoth Hot Springs, National Park. San Francisco: ca 1878. Mammoth albumen photograph.

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Western Americana -- Yellowstone ?WATKINS, Carleton E. (1829-1916), photographer. Minerva Terraces, Mammoth Hot Springs, National Park. San Francisco: ca 1878. Mammoth albumen photograph. 15 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. albumen photograph on 21 3/4 x 27 3/4 in. cardstock mount. Watkins' printed New Series label affixed to mount recto. ______________________ Born in Oneonta, NY, Carleton Emmons Watkins moved to California in 1851 apprenticing in the photography studio of Robert H. Vance. First visiting Yosemite in 1861, Watkins' photographs of the area gained international acclaim. He operated the Yosemite Gallery throughout San Francisco until the mid-1870s when interest waned and he was forced to sell his gallery and the first series of Yosemite negatives in 1875. Watkins continued his photographic career in the American West, producing some of the earliest photographs of Southern California and the Pacific Northwest, before losing much of his work in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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        • Western Americana -- California WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer. Malakoff Diggins, North Bloomfield, Nevada County, Cal. San Francisco, CA: ca 1871.
          Oct. 24, 2024

          Western Americana -- California WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer. Malakoff Diggins, North Bloomfield, Nevada County, Cal. San Francisco, CA: ca 1871.

          Est: $1,000 - $1,500

          Western Americana -- California WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer. Malakoff Diggins, North Bloomfield, Nevada County, Cal. San Francisco, CA: ca 1871. 15 3/8 x 21 1/8 in. mammoth plate albumen photograph housed in 22 x 28 in. mount. Penciled caption and ink stamp on verso, "Watkins New Series, 427 Montgomery St., S.F." An expansive view of Malakoff Diggins, the largest hydraulic mining site in California. The mine was one of several hydraulic mining sites at the center of the 1882 landmark case Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company, in which the company was sued by a group of local farmers over damages caused to farmland in the Central Valley. Born in Oneonta, NY, Carleton Emmons Watkins moved to California in 1851 apprenticing in the photography studio of Robert H. Vance. First visiting Yosemite in 1861, Watkins' photographs of the area gained international acclaim. He operated the Yosemite Gallery throughout San Francisco until the mid-1870s when interest waned and he was forced to sell his gallery and the first series of Yosemite negatives in 1875. Watkins continued his photographic career in the American West, producing some of the earliest photographs of Southern California and the Pacific Northwest, before losing much of his work in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

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        • Carleton E. Watkins, American 1829-1916, - El Capitan, 3600 ft. Yosemite, 1861; View on The Merced, Yosemite, 1861;
          Apr. 23, 2024

          Carleton E. Watkins, American 1829-1916, - El Capitan, 3600 ft. Yosemite, 1861; View on The Merced, Yosemite, 1861;

          Est: £2,000 - £3,000

          Carleton E. Watkins, American 1829-1916, El Capitan, 3600 ft. Yosemite, 1861; View on The Merced, Yosemite, 1861; two albumen prints, titled in pencil to the margin, each image: 40 x 52.5 cm,  (framed) (2) Note: Carlton E. Watkins' photography of Yosemite Valley, California is considered to have had significant influence on the United States Congress' decision to preserve Yosemite as a national park.  ",

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        • Carleton E. Watkins, American 1829-1916; - El Capitan, 3600 ft. Yosemite, 1861; View on The Merced, Yosemite, 1861;
          Mar. 05, 2024

          Carleton E. Watkins, American 1829-1916; - El Capitan, 3600 ft. Yosemite, 1861; View on The Merced, Yosemite, 1861;

          Est: £3,000 - £5,000

          Carleton E. Watkins, American 1829-1916; El Capitan, 3600 ft. Yosemite, 1861; View on The Merced, Yosemite, 1861; two albumen prints, titled in pencil to the margin, each image: 40 x 52.5cm,  (framed) (2) Note: Carlton E. Watkins' photography of Yosemite Valley, California is considered to have had significant influence on the United States Congress' decision to preserve Yosemite as a national park. 

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        • Carleton Watkins photo, Safe Deposit Bldg.
          Feb. 22, 2024

          Carleton Watkins photo, Safe Deposit Bldg.

          Est: $500 - $800

          Heading: Author: Watkins, Carleton E. Title: Safe Deposit Building, California Street, San Francisco Place Published: Publisher: Date Published: c.1880s Description: Albumen print. 9x13 cm (3½x5¼"), oval image.Manuscript title and note on verso indicating image is from Watkins New Series.

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        • Yosemite mammoth plate by Watkins
          Feb. 22, 2024

          Yosemite mammoth plate by Watkins

          Est: $15,000 - $25,000

          Heading: Author: Watkins, Carleton E. Title: On the Road to Yosemite Falls, 2674 ft. Place Published: Publisher: Date Published: c.1878 Description: Mammoth plate albumen print. 53.7x38.7 cm (21¼x15¼"); mount: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22x18").Titled in photographer's hand on mount recto. Artist's stamp on verso. Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs, Naef, p. 90 (g. 200).

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        • Carleton Watkins Mammoth plate print
          Feb. 22, 2024

          Carleton Watkins Mammoth plate print

          Est: $3,000 - $5,000

          Heading: Author: Watkins, Carleton E. Title: Mt. Hood, from Sunset Hill, Oregon Place Published: Publisher:Isaiah West Taber Date Published: c.1865-66 Description: Mammoth plate albumen print. 40x52.4 cm (15¾x20¾"); mount: 50.2x50.8 cm (19¾x20").Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs. Naef, p. 211 (g. 493).

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        • Mt. Hood from near Vancouver by Watkins
          Feb. 22, 2024

          Mt. Hood from near Vancouver by Watkins

          Est: $3,000 - $5,000

          Heading: Author: Watkins, Carleton E. Title: Mt. Hood from near Vancouver Place Published: Publisher: Date Published: 1867 Description: Albumen print trimmed from a mammoth plate. 20.7x30.8 cm (8¼x12¼"); mount: 32.1 x 45.4 cm (12¾x18").Artist's stamp mount recto. Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs. Naef p. 195 ("g. 450); The Stanford Albums, p. 261 (cat. 120).

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        • Carleton Watkins view of El Capitan, Yosemite
          Feb. 22, 2024

          Carleton Watkins view of El Capitan, Yosemite

          Est: $400 - $600

          Heading: Author: Watkins, Carleton E. Title: El Capitan, Yosemite Valley from Ferry Bend (3,300 feet.) Place Published: Publisher: Date Published: c.1880 Description: Albumen print. Image: 19x12.3 cm (7½x4¾"); mount: 21.5x13.5 cm (8½x5¼").Titled in manuscript on mount recto. Derived from a significant 19th-century album acquired in the 1980's in Washington, D.C., which contained several Watkins mammoth plates, as well as additional photographs by Watkins, Muybridge, Russell, Savage, and Fiske.

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        • 2 albumen prints of 19th c. Downtown S.F.
          Feb. 22, 2024

          2 albumen prints of 19th c. Downtown S.F.

          Est: $400 - $600

          Heading: Author: Watkins, Carleton E. Title: Alley, Chinese Quarter, San Francisco [with] Montgomery Street and Palace Hotel Street Place Published: [San Francisco] Publisher: Date Published: c.1880 Description: 2 dome-topped albumen prints. About 12x20 cm (5x8"); mounted on opposite sides of single album leaf: 18x24.4 cm (7x9¾").Captioned in manuscript below each image. Derived from a Swiss noble family's travel album, bearing photographs of the United States from the 1870s and '80s.

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        • Carleton Watkins, Yosemite waterfalls c.1865
          Feb. 22, 2024

          Carleton Watkins, Yosemite waterfalls c.1865

          Est: $700 - $1,000

          Heading: Author: Watkins, Carleton E. Title: Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall from Glacier Pt., Yosemite Place Published: [California] Publisher:Carleton E. Watkins Date Published: Image c.1865; Print before 1876 Description: Albumen print. Image: 20.5x31 cm (8x12¼"); mount: 30x46.5 cm (12x18").From an album acquired at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition.

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        • Carleton Watkins, Neveda Fall c.1865
          Feb. 22, 2024

          Carleton Watkins, Neveda Fall c.1865

          Est: $700 - $1,000

          Heading: Author: Watkins, Carleton E. Title: Landscape of Nevada Fall in Yosemite Place Published: Publisher: Date Published: Image c.1865; Print c.1876 Description: Albumen print. Image: 20.5x30.5 cm (8x12"); mount: 26x36 cm (10¼x14").View of Nevada Fall in Yosemite.

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        • CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) The Domes from Yosemite Valley.
          Feb. 15, 2024

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) The Domes from Yosemite Valley.

          Est: $10,000 - $15,000

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) The Domes from Yosemite Valley. Mammoth albumen print, the image measuring 15¾x20½ inches (40x52 cm.), the mount 22x28 inches (55.9x.1 cm.), with I.W. Taber's credit, slightly variant title, and number 58 in the negative. 1865-66; printed 1870s Provenance: From the Collection of Dr. James and Debra Pearl According to Weston Naef, this view was made looking east from the vicinity of the confluence of Indian Canyon Creek with the Merced River. Reproduced: Weston Naef and Christine Hult-Lewis, Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs (Getty), cat. no. 213, p. 95

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        • CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) Mirror Lake and Mount Watkins, Yosemite.
          Feb. 15, 2024

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) Mirror Lake and Mount Watkins, Yosemite.

          Est: $7,000 - $10,000

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) Mirror Lake and Mount Watkins, Yosemite. Mammoth albumen print, the image measuring 15⅜x20⅜ inches (39x51.7 cm.), with I.W. Taber's credit, title, and number 72 in the negative. 1861; printed 1870s This view was made looking north toward Mount Watkins on the shore of Mirror Lake. It was one of 30 views Watkins selected in April of 1863 for the first publicly available set of mammoth prints (from his 1861 negatives). Provenance: From the Collection of Dr. James and Debra Pearl Reproduced: Weston Naef and Christine Hult-Lewis, Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs (Getty), cat. no. 232, p. 103

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        • CARLETON EUGENE WATKINS - PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO
          Jan. 30, 2024

          CARLETON EUGENE WATKINS - PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO

          Est: $500 - $800

          Lot 122 Carleton Eugene Watkins American (1829-1916) Palace Hotel, San Francisco (1870-80) albumen print sight: 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches frame dimensions: 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 3/4 inches, aluminum frame with glazing Provenance: Property from the Estate of Rosa and Aaron Esman Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA label affixed to verso

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        • CARLETON EUGENE WATKINS - PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO
          Dec. 07, 2023

          CARLETON EUGENE WATKINS - PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO

          Est: $1,000 - $2,000

          Lot 60 Carleton Eugene Watkins American (1829-1916) Palace Hotel, San Francisco (1870-80) albumen print sight: 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches frame dimensions: 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 3/4 inches, aluminum frame with glazing Provenance: Property from the Estate of Rosa and Aaron Esman Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA label affixed to verso

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        • Carleton E. Watkins and Isaiah Taber, 87. The Vernal Falls, 343 feet, Yosemite, Cal.
          Dec. 01, 2023

          Carleton E. Watkins and Isaiah Taber, 87. The Vernal Falls, 343 feet, Yosemite, Cal.

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Carleton E. Watkins and Isaiah Taber 87. The Vernal Falls, 343 feet, Yosemite, Cal. 1861 / printed c. 1880 mammoth plate albumen print sight: 15.5 h x 20.25 w in (39 x 51 cm) Printed credit and title in negative '87. The Vernal Falls, 343 Feet, Yosemite, Cal. Taber Photo, San Francisco'. Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

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        • Carleton E. Watkins and Isaiah Taber, Group of three Yosemite Valley photographs
          Dec. 01, 2023

          Carleton E. Watkins and Isaiah Taber, Group of three Yosemite Valley photographs

          Est: $1,200 - $1,800

          Carleton E. Watkins and Isaiah Taber Group of three Yosemite Valley photographs 1861, 1865-66, c. 1870 / printed later albumen print 12.125 h x 14 w in (31 x 36 cm) 10.75 h x 13.75 w in (27 x 35 cm) 8.375 h x 11.5 w in (21 x 29 cm) Printed title and credit in the negative to two works 'A 22. Down the Yosemite Valley. Taber Photo, San Francisco' and 'B. 41 3. The Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, Mariposa Road,. Taber Photo., San Francisco'. Printed to label on mount of one work 'No. 1. River View Down the Valley'. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

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        • Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916)
          Nov. 30, 2023

          Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916)

          Est: £2,000 - £2,500

          Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916) Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916) WASHINGTON COLUMN 2082 ft. YOSEMITE, 1878, Mammoth plate albumen print from a wet collodion glass negative, printed in 1881, image size 524 x 398mm Naef and Hult-Lewis, Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs, The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011, cat. No. 230, p.102

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        • Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916)
          Nov. 30, 2023

          Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916)

          Est: £1,500 - £2,000

          Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916) Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916) VIEW FROM CAMP GROVE, YOSEMITE 1861, Mammoth plate albumen print from a wet collodion glass negative, printed in 1870, looking northeast along the Merced River, image size 525 x 400mm Naef and Hult-Lewis, Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs, The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011, cat. No. 168, p.77

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        • Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916)
          Nov. 30, 2023

          Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916)

          Est: £1,500 - £2,000

          Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916) Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916) DOWN THE VALLEY, YOSEMITE, CATHEDRAL ROCKS, EL CAPITAN, YOSEMITE, 1865/66. Mammoth plate albumen print from a wet collodion glass negative, printed c.1870, image size 523 x 400mm. Naef and Hult-Lewis, Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs, The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011, cat. No. 150, p.71

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        • Carleton Watkins (American, 1829-1916) 'The Three Brothers, Yosemite' Albumen Print
          Jul. 23, 2023

          Carleton Watkins (American, 1829-1916) 'The Three Brothers, Yosemite' Albumen Print

          Est: $500 - $700

          Carleton Watkins (American, 1829-1916) 'The Three Brothers, Yosemite' Albumen Print Undated, pencil signed lower right, marked 'No. 28' lower left in margin, matted behind glass in a walnut frame; together with (16) photographs of various techniques and formats including c.1930 pencil signed on mats lower right, Lloyd Yost (American, 1908-1992) 'Monday in Souse Le Cap' and 'After School in Souse Le Cap', both having Chicago Camera Club labels verso, (4) ethnographic topics including American Indians marked in negative '1911 Walter J. Lubken', Egyptian and Chinese, (3) framed portraits, (3) unframed portraits including a marked verso 'Burke & Koretke Chicago' and a marked in negative '1906 Geo. B. Petty', a group shot of young boys in top hats and tails, a mountain landscape and an interior of a hall signed 'M. Graham '99' lower right Property from: a Private Collector, Barrington Hills, Illinois Category: Fine Art > Photographs Estimated Sale Time: 12:38 pm CST ** This lot is being sold for the United States Bankruptcy Court. The lot is Sold As-Is, Where-Is, with no warranties or guarantees. Leonard Auction is required to provide the buyer�s first and last name to the United States Bankruptcy Court. ** Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot. Please visit our website for a shipping estimate. Download High Resolution Photographs: Photograph #1 Photograph #2 Photograph #3 Photograph #4 Photograph #5 Photograph #6 Photograph #7 Photograph #8 Photograph #9 Photograph #10 Last modified: July 20, 2023, 10:53 am

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        • CARLETON E. WATKINS (NY/CA, 1829-1916)
          Jul. 09, 2023

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (NY/CA, 1829-1916)

          Est: $3,000 - $5,000

          "El Capitan, Yosemite, California - 1866", mammoth plate albumen print, printed in 1875 by Isaiah West Taber, professionally mounted in a wooden frame with mat, glazed, OS: 27 1/2" x 22 1/2", SS: 20" x 15 1/2". Good condition. Exhibited in 2016 at the Farnsworth Art Museum (Rockland, ME) in the "Maine Collects" show.

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        • Carleton Watkins (American, 1829-1916) 'The Three Brothers, Yosemite' Albumen Print
          Jun. 25, 2023

          Carleton Watkins (American, 1829-1916) 'The Three Brothers, Yosemite' Albumen Print

          Est: $700 - $900

          Carleton Watkins (American, 1829-1916) 'The Three Brothers, Yosemite' Albumen Print Undated, pencil signed lower right, marked 'No. 28' lower left in margin, matted behind glass in a walnut frame Property from: a Private Collector, Barrington Hills, Illinois Category: Fine Art > Photographs Estimated Sale Time: 1:37 pm CST Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot. Please visit our website for a shipping estimate. Download High Resolution Photographs: Photograph #1 Photograph #2 Photograph #3 Last modified: May 30, 2023, 2:43 pm

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        • [WESTERN AMERICANA - ARIZONA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer. Street in Tucson, Arizona. San Francisco, CA: [1880].
          Jun. 16, 2023

          [WESTERN AMERICANA - ARIZONA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer. Street in Tucson, Arizona. San Francisco, CA: [1880].

          Est: $1,200 - $1,600

          [WESTERN AMERICANA - ARIZONA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer. Street in Tucson, Arizona. San Francisco, CA: [1880]. 6 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. stereoview on cardstock mount (few spots to image, rich tonality; light corner and edge wear to mount). Recto with photographer's imprint, series title, "Watkins' New Series of Pacific Coast Views," and image title in lower margin. A rare stereoview capturing activity on a street in Tucson, which was Arizona's largest city, commercial center, railroad hub, and seat of state government from the post-Civil War period until the late 1880s. This lot is located in Cincinnati.

          Hindman
        • Watkins, Carleton E.: Galen Clark in front of the Grizzly Giant; Fallen tree
          Jun. 14, 2023

          Watkins, Carleton E.: Galen Clark in front of the Grizzly Giant; Fallen tree

          Est: €400 - €600

          Galen Clark in front of the "Grizzly Giant"; Fallen tree in Mariposa Grove, "Father of the Forest". 1861. 2 albumen prints. 30,5 x 20,5 cm and 33,3 x 24 cm. Each mounted to board/card, annotated in ink/pencil on mount and mount verso. -- -- One photograph shows Galen Clark in front of the "Grizzly Giant", one of the discoverers of the Mariposa Grove in 1857 and the first ranger of Yosemite Park. – Some light surface scuff marks, second print with cut corners, otherwise in very good condition with strong contrasts. -- - Sollten Sie detailliertere Zustandsberichte wünschen, kontaktieren Sie uns bitte. / Should you need more detailed condition reports, please contact us.

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        • CARLETON WATKINS (1829-1916) Minerva Terraces, Mammoth Hot Springs, National Park.
          Apr. 27, 2023

          CARLETON WATKINS (1829-1916) Minerva Terraces, Mammoth Hot Springs, National Park.

          Est: $6,000 - $9,000

          CARLETON WATKINS (1829-1916) Minerva Terraces, Mammoth Hot Springs, National Park. Mammoth albumen print, the image measuring 15 5/8x21 1/4 inches (39.7x54 cm.), the mount 21 3/4x28 inches (55.2x71.1 cm.), with Watkins' printed New Series label with his credit, address, the title, and the plate number on mount recto. 1878 Provenance: Margolis & Moss, Santa Fe, New Mexico Reproduced: Naef and Hult-Lewis, Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Plates (The J. Paul Getty Museum), cat. no. 903, p. 381

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        • Carleton E. Watkins' First View of the Yosemite
          Jan. 26, 2023

          Carleton E. Watkins' First View of the Yosemite

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Heading: Author: Watkins, Carleton E. Title: First View of the Yosemite Valley from Mariposa Trail Place Published: San Francisco Publisher: Date Published: c. 1860's-1880's Description: Mammoth plate albumen print on cardstock mount. 20.4x31 cm (8x12¼"); mount: 36.8x54.2 cm (14½x21¼"). Pencil-signed and titled by C.E. Watkins on mount verso. Lewis-Hult and Naef, Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs, No. 115, p. 58. Provenance: from the estate of Mary Curry Tresidder, the daughter of "Mother” Jennie Curry and David Curry, founders of Camp Curry in Yosemite Valley. Mary Curry Tresidder was the author of Trees of Yosemite.

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        • Watkins Albumen Print of Devil's Gate, Weber Canyon, Utah
          Nov. 19, 2022

          Watkins Albumen Print of Devil's Gate, Weber Canyon, Utah

          Est: $2,500 - $3,500

          WATKNS, Carleton (American, 1829-1916). 709. The Devil’s Gate, Weber Canyon, Utah. Albumen print, mounted on wove paper. From: Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Printed, Taber Photo, San Francisco, ca. 1863-1876. 26" x 20 1/8” sheet, 20" x 15” image.

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        • Watkins Albumen Print of Mount Shasta, California
          Nov. 19, 2022

          Watkins Albumen Print of Mount Shasta, California

          Est: $3,000 - $4,000

          WATKNS, Carleton (American, 1829-1916). 1005. Mt. Shasta..Shasta, Co., Cal. Albumen print, mounted on wove paper. From: Photographs of the Pacific Coast. Printed, Taber Photo, San Francisco, ca. 1863-1876. 26" x 20 1/8” sheet, 20" x 15” image.

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        • [WESTERN AMERICANA]. [WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer]. Nevada Fall. Mammoth plate photograph. San Francisco, CA: I.W. Taber, printed ca 1880s. 
          Nov. 03, 2022

          [WESTERN AMERICANA]. [WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer]. Nevada Fall. Mammoth plate photograph. San Francisco, CA: I.W. Taber, printed ca 1880s. 

          Est: $600 - $800

          [WESTERN AMERICANA]. [WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer]. Nevada Fall. Mammoth plate photograph. San Francisco, CA: I.W. Taber, printed ca 1880s.  16 x 20 1/2 in. albumen photograph on 21 3/4 x 28 in. cardstock mount (light, even toning to print; edge and corner wear to mount, incl. some chipping, short tears, small areas of loss). Negative with title and credit to Taber in lower margin. From the original negative produced by Carleton Watkins.  Property of a New York Lady

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        • [WESTERN AMERICANA]. [WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer]. "Grizzly Giant," 33 feet diameter, Mariposa Grove. Mammoth plate photograph. San Francisco, CA: I.W. Taber, printed ca 1880s. 
          Nov. 03, 2022

          [WESTERN AMERICANA]. [WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer]. "Grizzly Giant," 33 feet diameter, Mariposa Grove. Mammoth plate photograph. San Francisco, CA: I.W. Taber, printed ca 1880s. 

          Est: $600 - $800

          [WESTERN AMERICANA]. [WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer]. "Grizzly Giant," 33 feet diameter, Mariposa Grove. Mammoth plate photograph. San Francisco, CA: I.W. Taber, printed ca 1880s.  16 x 19 1/4 in. albumen photograph on 20 1/4 x 27 3/4 in. cardstock mount (light toning to print, rich tonality overall, few chips to edges; corner and edge wear to mount). Negative with title and credit to Taber in lower margin. From the original negative produced by Carleton Watkins.  Property of a New York Lady

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        • [WESTERN AMERICANA]. [WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer]. Bridal Veil Falls, 900 feet. Mammoth plate photograph. San Francisco, CA: I.W. Taber, printed ca 1880s. 
          Nov. 03, 2022

          [WESTERN AMERICANA]. [WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer]. Bridal Veil Falls, 900 feet. Mammoth plate photograph. San Francisco, CA: I.W. Taber, printed ca 1880s. 

          Est: $1,000 - $1,500

          [WESTERN AMERICANA]. [WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer]. Bridal Veil Falls, 900 feet. Mammoth plate photograph. San Francisco, CA: I.W. Taber, printed ca 1880s.  15 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. albumen photograph on 22 x 28 in. cardstock mount (light toning to print, rich tonality overall; corner and edge wear to mount). Negative with title and credit to Taber in lower margin. From the original negative produced by Carleton Watkins.  Property of a New York Lady

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        • Carleton E. Watkins in San Francisco
          Oct. 06, 2022

          Carleton E. Watkins in San Francisco

          Est: $300 - $500

          Heading: Author: Watkins, Carleton E. Title: Market Street Looking West, San Francisco [with] Palace Hotel, San Francisco Place Published: San Francisco Publisher: Date Published: c. 1880's Description: 2 albumen prints mounted back-to-back on board, captions printed on board. 11.8x19.8 cm (4¾x7½"); board: 16.7x24.7 cm (6½x9¾"). Two iconic views of San Francisco by Carleton E. Watkins.

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        • Carleton E. Watkins in SF and Millbrae
          Oct. 06, 2022

          Carleton E. Watkins in SF and Millbrae

          Est: $300 - $500

          Heading: Author: Watkins, Carleton E. Title: The Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco [with] Residence of D.O. Mills, Milbrae, California Place Published: San Francisco Publisher: Date Published: c. 1880's Description: 2 albumen prints mounted back-to-back on board, captions printed on board. 11.9x20.4 cm (4¾x8"); board: 18x26.5 cm (7x10½"). Darius Ogden Mills (1825-1910) came to California in 1848 and established a fortune through banking and railroad investing. At one point he was the wealthiest man in California.

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        • Carleton E. Watkins at the Cliff House
          Oct. 06, 2022

          Carleton E. Watkins at the Cliff House

          Est: $300 - $500

          Heading: Author: Watkins, Carleton E. Title: Cliff House from Ocean Beach, San Francisco Place Published: San Francisco Publisher: Date Published: c. 1880's Description: Albumen print mounted on cardstock leaf. 9.2x15.6 cm (3½x6¼"); mount: 13x19.5 cm (5x7¾"). This small-format albumen silver print from Watkins' New Series was likely made in the 1880's. This print is mounted to a leaf, derived from a Grand Tour album compiled by a Swiss noble family.

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        • WATKINS, CARLETON E. (1829-1916) The Lake Bank [The Lake at the Foot of Half Dome-Minor Lake] 1861.
          Jun. 21, 2022

          WATKINS, CARLETON E. (1829-1916) The Lake Bank [The Lake at the Foot of Half Dome-Minor Lake] 1861.

          Est: $1,000 - $1,500

          WATKINS, CARLETON E. (1829-1916) The Lake Bank [The Lake at the Foot of Half Dome-Minor Lake] 1861. Albumen print on early card mount, titled "The Lake Bank" in elegant penmanship below the image (the correct title given in parenthesis above), 8 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches (205 x 317 mm). Some toning to mount, the image with generally good tones, though Yosemite a little faint in the background, the image generally in excellent condition. Framed. C 

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        • [WESTERN AMERICANA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916). Mt. Broderick and Nevada Fall. 700 ft. Yosemite. 1861. 
          Jun. 21, 2022

          [WESTERN AMERICANA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916). Mt. Broderick and Nevada Fall. 700 ft. Yosemite. 1861. 

          Est: $600 - $800

          [WESTERN AMERICANA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916). Mt. Broderick and Nevada Fall. 700 ft. Yosemite. 1861.  20 1/2 x 16 in. albumen photograph on 26 3/4 x 21 in. cardstock mount (toning to print; some soiling and corner/edge wear to mount). Signed "C.E. Watkins" at lower right, with penciled title in lower margin. 

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        • [WESTERN AMERICANA] -- [ARIZONA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer. Street in Tucson, Arizona. San Francisco, CA: [1880]. 
          Jun. 21, 2022

          [WESTERN AMERICANA] -- [ARIZONA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer. Street in Tucson, Arizona. San Francisco, CA: [1880]. 

          Est: $2,000 - $2,500

          [WESTERN AMERICANA] -- [ARIZONA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer. Street in Tucson, Arizona. San Francisco, CA: [1880].  6 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. stereoview on cardstock mount (few spots to image, rich tonality; light corner and edge wear to mount). Recto with photographer's imprint, series title, "Watkins' New Series of Pacific Coast Views," and image title in lower margin.  A rare stereoview capturing activity on a street in Tucson, which was Arizona's largest city, commercial center, railroad hub, and seat of state government from the post-Civil War period until the late 1880s.  

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        • [WESTERN AMERICANA] -- [ARIZONA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer. City of Yuma, from the Fort, Arizona. San Francisco, CA: [1880]. 
          Jun. 21, 2022

          [WESTERN AMERICANA] -- [ARIZONA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer. City of Yuma, from the Fort, Arizona. San Francisco, CA: [1880]. 

          Est: $300 - $400

          [WESTERN AMERICANA] -- [ARIZONA]. WATKINS, Carleton (1829-1916), photographer. City of Yuma, from the Fort, Arizona. San Francisco, CA: [1880].  6 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. stereoview on cardstock mount (toning to image, some soiling, residue in upper margin of left print; edge and corner wear to mount, including loss to left edge and top left corner of mount, staining to verso). Recto with photographer's imprint, series title, "Watkins' New Series of Pacific Coast Views," and image title in lower margin. Watkins produced over 30 stereoviews of Yuma, including overviews of the town, views of the fort, and the new railroad bridge. He also took a number of images of the local native population as well as the various cacti species which grew in Southern Arizona. Jeremy Rowe has meticulously documented Watkins' stereographs of Arizona and compiled a list of all known negatives (see Vintagephoto.com).

          Hindman
        • CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829–1916) A Perfect Tree (Sequoia gigantea), Mariposa
          May. 25, 2022

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829–1916) A Perfect Tree (Sequoia gigantea), Mariposa

          Est: $8,000 - $12,000

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829–1916) A Perfect Tree (Sequoia gigantea), Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, c. 1865-1866... each titled and signed in pencil (mount, recto) each image: 20 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (52 x 39.3 cm.) each mount: 33 1/4 x 24 5/8 in. (84.4 x 62.5 cm.) (2)

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        • CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829–1916) El Capitan, Yosemite, 1865-1866 signed and
          May. 25, 2022

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829–1916) El Capitan, Yosemite, 1865-1866 signed and

          Est: $20,000 - $30,000

          CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829–1916) El Capitan, Yosemite, 1865-1866 signed and titled in pencil (mount, recto) image/sheet: 20 5/8 x 15 1/2 in. (52.3 x 39.5 cm.) mount: 33 1/2 x 24 1/4 in. (85 x 61.5 cm.)

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