Carleton E. Watkins: California Views
Largely made as commissioned projects, Watkins’s large-scale photographs document the complex making of the 49th state, spanning pristine nature, historic Spanish missions, emerging metropolises, and private estates.

Carleton E. Watkins, The Sentinels, Calaveras 21, ca. 1864
mammoth-plate albumen print, 29-7/8 x 21-1/4 inches (mount) [75.9 x 53.7 cm]

Carleton E. Watkins, Mission Dolores, San Francisco, ca. 1860
large format albumen print, 17-3/4 x 28 inches (mount) [45.1 x 71.1 cm]

Carleton E. Watkins, The Deer Park, Menlo Park, California, ca. 1874
mammoth-plate albumen print, 19 x 23-1/4 inches (mount) [48.3 x 59.1 cm]

Carleton E. Watkins, City of Mendocino, 1863
mammoth plate albumen print, 21-5/8 x 26-3/4 inches (mount) [54.9 x 68 cm]

Carleton E. WatkinsThe Sentinels, Calaveras 21
ca. 1864
mammoth-plate albumen print, 29-7/8 x 21-1/4 inches (mount) [75.9 x 53.7 cm]

Carleton E. WatkinsMission Dolores, San Francisco
ca. 1860
large format albumen print, 17-3/4 x 28 inches (mount) [45.1 x 71.1 cm]

Carleton E. WatkinsThe Deer Park, Menlo Park, California
ca. 1874
mammoth-plate albumen print, 19 x 23-1/4 inches (mount) [48.3 x 59.1 cm]

Carleton E. WatkinsCity of Mendocino
1863
mammoth plate albumen print, 21-5/8 x 26-3/4 inches (mount) [54.9 x 68 cm]