Carleton E. Watkins: Selected 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. Other commissioned projects offer some of the earliest depictions of complex development of California, and the burgeoning industrialization of the mid-Columbia River.
![Ninteteenth century photograph of lightly forested fields with the Pacific Ocean in the background](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CEW-0520-Framed-1-1164x900.jpg)
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]
![Black and white photograph of a waterfall](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CEW-0417-693x900.jpg)
Carleton E. Watkins, Multnomah Falls, Columbia River, 1867
mammoth-plate albumen print, 20 x 16 inches (image & sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Ninteteenth century photograph of a steam ship at a pier on a river with a mountain in the background](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CEW-0292-1-1179x900.jpg)
Carleton E. Watkins, Steamer “Cascade,” at the Lower Landing, 1867
mammoth plate albumen print, 21-1/2 x 27 inches (mount) [54.6 x 63.8 cm]
![Ninteteenth century photograph of a trail through trees with a distant waterfall in the background](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CEW-0438-1-618x900.jpg)
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]
![Ninteteenth century photograph of a waterfall between stone cliffsides](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CEW-0446-645x900.jpg)
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]
![Ninteteenth century photograph of deer standing in the shade of a grove of trees](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CEW-0466-Updated-File-Shot-July-2019-1245x900.jpg)
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]
![Ninteteenth century photograph of a large waterfall, coming off a cliff](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/THO.0101-693x900.jpg)
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]
![Ninteteenth century photograph of lightly forested fields with the Pacific Ocean in the background](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CEW-0520-Framed-1.jpg?fit=675%2C522&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Carleton E. WatkinsCity of Mendocino
1863
mammoth plate albumen print, 21-5/8 x 26-3/4 inches (mount) [54.9 x 68 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a waterfall](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CEW-0417.jpg?fit=675%2C877&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Carleton E. WatkinsMultnomah Falls, Columbia River
1867
mammoth-plate albumen print, 20 x 16 inches (image & sheet) [50.8 x 40.6 cm]
![Ninteteenth century photograph of a steam ship at a pier on a river with a mountain in the background](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CEW-0292-1.jpg?fit=675%2C515&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Carleton E. WatkinsSteamer “Cascade,” at the Lower Landing
1867
mammoth plate albumen print, 21-1/2 x 27 inches (mount) [54.6 x 63.8 cm]
![Ninteteenth century photograph of a trail through trees with a distant waterfall in the background](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CEW-0438-1.jpg?fit=675%2C983&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
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]
![Ninteteenth century photograph of a waterfall between stone cliffsides](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CEW-0446.jpg?fit=675%2C942&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
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]
![Ninteteenth century photograph of deer standing in the shade of a grove of trees](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CEW-0466-Updated-File-Shot-July-2019-scaled.jpg?fit=675%2C488&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
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]
![Ninteteenth century photograph of a large waterfall, coming off a cliff](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/THO.0101-scaled.jpg?fit=675%2C877&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
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]