Guide to the Carleton Watkins Stereoview and Cabinet Photographs MSS.Photo 0170
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2016
Green Library
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Stanford 94305-6064
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Carleton Watkins stereoview and cabinet photographs
creator:
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.Photo 0170
Physical Description:
.25 Linear Feet
(1 half-box)
Date (inclusive): circa 1860-1890
Abstract: Photographs by or published by Carleton Watkins. All but one are views of California.
Scope and Contents
Photographs by or published by Carleton E. Watkins in the form of cabinet cards or stereographs. All but one depict California
scenes, including the railroad ferry
Solano, Spring Valley Water Works projects in the San Francisco Bay Area, and views of Santa Monica, Monterey and Yosemite. One
photograph has been identified as a work previously published by Alfred A. Hart. This collection has been assembled over a
period of time and from various donors and purchases.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Conditions Governing Use
These materials are believed to be in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Carleton Watkins stereoview and cabinet photographs (MSS PHOTO 0170). Dept. of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Various sources.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- Photographs
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Railroad ferry boat "Solano," Watkins New Cabinet Series (6 photos)
after 1879
Scope and Contents
Description of boat on verso of cabinet cards. The ferry was built for the Central Pacific Railrioad in 1878 and went into
service in 1879. The largest of its kind in the world until its sister boat the
Contra Costa was built in 1914, the boat was able to carry an entire passenger train or a 48-car freight train. She was scuttled for a
breakwater near Antioch in 1930.
box 1, folder 1
3791. C.P. Ferry Boat "Solano" crossing Straits of Carquinez
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. T. Hopkins, 1936
box 1, folder 1
3792. C.P. Ferry Boat "Solano" entering the Port Costa Slip
box 1, folder 1
3794. Benicia, from Port Costa. The C.P. Ferry Boat "Solano" in her Slip
Scope and Contents
Number handwritten on verso
box 1, folder 1
[3798]. C.P. Ferry Boat Solano in slip at Pt. Costa waiting for train
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. T. Hopkins, 1936
Scope and Contents
Unnumbered less cropped version of stereoview 3798 (also some copies of 3797).
box 1, folder 1
3800. C.P. Ferry Boat "Solano" discharging at Port Costa slip
Immediate Source of Acquisition
one copy gift of Mrs. T. Hopkins, 1936
Scope and Contents
Two slightly variant croppings; one ununumbered, one less cropped version of stereoview 3800.
Spring Valley Water Works (27 stereoviews)
circa 1862-1888
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Richmond F. Ferguson, 1977
Scope and Contents
Construction and views of Crystal Springs and Lake Honda reservoirs and dams. All are stereoviews with yellow borders and
handwritten captions and numbers. 725-730 show the construction of Lake Honda (presently known as Laguna Honda Reservoir),
which was located in San Francisco's Sunset District around 7th Avenue. It was partially finished and in use in 1862.
902-924 (series is approx. 901-925) show the Crystal Springs reservoirs in the northern Santa Cruz Mountains, which were built
over a period of time from about 1876 to 1891.
Box 1, Folder 2
[no number or caption; possibly Lake Honda?]
Scope and Contents
No writing on stereoview, but was next to image indentified as part of Lake Honda group.
Box 1, Folder 2
[725. Lake Honda]
Scope and Contents
No text is present, but image matches annotated stereoview from the Society of California Pioneers displayed here: http://www.carletonwatkins.org/getviewbyid.php?id=1000852
Box 1, Folder 3
904. Cottage from the Dam
box 1, folder 3
910. View Down the Valley
box 1, folder 3
911. View from the West Side of the Dam
box 1, folder 3
912. View from the West Side of the Dam
box 1, folder 3
913. From East Side of Dam
box 1, folder 2
917. The Road to the Cove
box 1, folder 2
918. From the Road to the Cove
Santa Monica pier (4 photos)
1878
box 1, folder 4
4504. Santa Monica Landing (Watkins Yosemite Art Gallery cabinet card)
box 1, folder 4
4505. Santa Monica Landing (Watkins New Series stereoview)
box 1, folder 4
4506. Santa Monica Hotel and Bathing Houses (Watkins New Series stereoview)
box 1, folder 4
4507. Santa Monica Railroad Wharf and Buildings (Watkins Yosemite Art Gallery cabinet card)
Watkins Pacific Coast stereoviews (4 photos)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased, 1990. Accession 1990-076.
Scope and Contents
All four have red-orange borders and printed numbers and captions.
box 1, folder 5
303. Red Bluffs, looking from the West. Lower Canyon of Truckee River [photograph by Alfred A. Hart, first published as Central
Pacific Railroad stereoview]
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hart, Alfred A.
box 1, folder 5
1084. Yowiye, or the Nevada Fall and Mt. Broderick. Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
box 1, folder 5
2029. Wyanda, off Shubrick Point, Farallone Islands, Pacific Ocean
box 1, folder 5
2302. On the Way to the Geysers, Castle Peak
Watkins' New Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast cabinet cards (3 photos)
box 1, folder 6
B 170. "As The Twig Is Bent The Tree Is Inclined." Cypress Drive. Monterey (Watkins' New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific
Coast)
Related Materials
Stanford also holds the Carleton Watkins Photographs of Carmel and the Monterey area (Calif.), c. 1882-1892 (MISC 1346):
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/6002792
box 1, folder 6
172. Midway Point, 18 Miles Drive, Monterey
Related Materials
Stanford also holds the Carleton Watkins Photographs of Carmel and the Monterey area (Calif.), c. 1882-1892 (MISC 1346):
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/6002792
box 1, folder 6
444. San Miguel Church, Oldest in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mary Sheldon Barnes/Pacific Slope. inscribed on verso "To M.S. Barnes, Comps C.M.M. 1897"