Landscape photographs
Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
California Counties Photography collection,
Collection
Identifier: PC-CO: Box [number]
Abstract
Contains photographs and postcards depicting views of specific locations, structures, people, events, and general subjects relating to cities and towns in every county of California from the 1850s to the 1980s except for San Francisco, which is collected separately.
Dates:
circa 1850-1980; Majority of material found within 1870-1970
General Subjects Photography collection,
Collection
Identifier: PC-GS: Box [number]
Abstract
Contains photographs and picture postcards depicting scenes of California places, people, activities, and cultural resources from the 1850s to the 1980s.
Dates:
1850s-1980s; Majority of material found in (Bulk 1870s-1970s)
Carleton E. Watkins photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: PC-RM-Watkins
Abstract
Carleton E. Watkins was a 19th century photographer based in San Francisco who made his name documenting the rapid growth of the American West, and whose name is frequently associated with the birth of the photographic medium – particularly with early landscape photography. This collection contains albumen prints taken throughout his career, between the years of 1856 and 1885. The bulk of photographs taken depict the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove, and were taken at various points...
Dates:
1856-1885