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[Stereographs relating to Spring Valley Waterworks].
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Title:
[Stereographs relating to Spring Valley Waterworks]Creator/Contributor:
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916, creator, photographer.Date:
[approximately 1864.] (issued)Contents:
1: From east side of dam, 913 -- 2: The tower, 915 -- 3: The road to the cave, 917 -- 4: [View of a flume, cattle, and rustic
buildings related to Spring Valley Water Works], 926.
Subject:
Spring Valley Water Company (San Francisco, Calif.) -- PhotographsSpring Valley Water Company (San Francisco, Calif.)
Note:
Title devised by cataloger.
All have manuscript captions and photographer's numbers, with series title at right side: Watkins Spring Valley W. W.
On yellow stereograph mounts with square corners, typical of the early 1860s.
Item 4 (Watkins' no. 926) is an apparent double exposure from the same negative, with offset shadow repetition of flume, cattle,
and buildings.
Type:
graphicPhotographs.
Stereographs.
Physical Description:
4 photographs : albumen prints on card mounts ; mounts 8.4 x 17.1 cm (stereograph format)
Language:
English