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Carleton E. Watkins — Three Brothers, 4480 ft., Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"
Carleton E. Watkins

Three Brothers, 4480 ft., Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861

Among the earliest photographic documentation of Yosemite Valley, this stereo view demonstrates Watkins' mastery of large-format landscape photography that helped convince Congress to preserve the area as a public trust in 1864.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Carleton E. Watkins, Three Brothers, 4480 ft., Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast", 1861

Among the earliest photographic documentation of Yosemite Valley, this stereo view demonstrates Watkins' mastery of large-format landscape photography that helped convince Congress to preserve the area as a public trust in 1864.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1861
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Albumen Print, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Yosemite, Landscape, Nature, Mountain

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art