No. 953: The Wreck of the Viscata, San Francisco

Item — Box: 27

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Some early stereographs feature handwritten numbers and titles. Watkins began issuing stereocards with printed labels on yellow cardstock around 1863. These were followed by images printed on orange cardstock. In 1867, Watkins won an award for landscape photography at the Paris International Exposition and printed this information on the back of his stereoviews.

Dates

1859-1874

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Access to glass stereographs and "Pacific Coast Views" photograph album is restricted due to rarity and fragility of materials.

Extent

From the Collection: 65.25 Linear Feet (28 flat boxes, 4 legal document boxes, 3 half-legal document boxes, 2 photo boxes, and 4 half-size photo boxes)