
Carleton E. Watkins: Yosemite Views
Carleton E. Watkins: Yosemite Views
Measuring approximately 15 x 20 inches, Watkins’s large format albumen prints were among the largest photographs of their time. His masterful compositions of sweeping vistas and majestic waterfalls inspired land preservation efforts in the western U.S., including the creation of the National Park System.

Carleton E. Watkins, Yosemite Falls, 1865-66
mammoth plate albumen print, 28-1/8 x 22-1/4 inches (mount) [71.4 x 56.5 cm]

Carleton E. Watkins, El Capitan, 1861
mammoth plate albumen print, 21-1/2 x 27-3/8 inches (mount) [54.6 x 69.5 cm]

Carleton E. Watkins, On the Road to Yosemite Falls, 2674 ft., ca. 1878
mammoth-plate albumen print, 22 x 17 inches (mount) [55.9 x 45.7 cm]

Carleton E. Watkins, Upper Yosemite Falls, View from Eagle Point Trail, Yosemite, 1878-81
mammoth plate albumen print, 25-5/8 x 19-3/4 inches (mount) [65.1 x 50.2 cm]

Carleton E. Watkins, Piwyac, Vernal Fall, 350 ft. [Yo-Semite Valley, Cal. No. 44], ca. 1864-66
mammoth plate albumen print, 27-1/2 x 21-1/2 inches (mount) [69.9 x 54.6 cm]

Carleton E. WatkinsYosemite Falls
1865-66
mammoth plate albumen print, 28-1/8 x 22-1/4 inches (mount) [71.4 x 56.5 cm]

Carleton E. WatkinsEl Capitan
1861
mammoth plate albumen print, 21-1/2 x 27-3/8 inches (mount) [54.6 x 69.5 cm]

Carleton E. WatkinsOn the Road to Yosemite Falls, 2674 ft.
ca. 1878
mammoth-plate albumen print, 22 x 17 inches (mount) [55.9 x 45.7 cm]

Carleton E. WatkinsUpper Yosemite Falls, View from Eagle Point Trail, Yosemite
1878-81
mammoth plate albumen print, 25-5/8 x 19-3/4 inches (mount) [65.1 x 50.2 cm]

Carleton E. WatkinsPiwyac, Vernal Fall, 350 ft. [Yo-Semite Valley, Cal. No. 44]
ca. 1864-66
mammoth plate albumen print, 27-1/2 x 21-1/2 inches (mount) [69.9 x 54.6 cm]