Carleton E. Watkins photographs 1861-1885

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Carleton E. Watkins photographs 1861-1885

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Photographs taken by Carleton E. Watkins, renowned photographer of the American West, 1861-1885. The bulk of the collection contains Watkins' photographs of Portland, the Willamette River, and the Columbia River from 1867 and 1882-1885, as well as images of California, Utah, the Washington Territory, and British Columbia. Includes stereographs and other card photographs, mammoth plates, panoramic photographs, and photograph albums.

9.5 cubic feet; 100 loose mammoth plates and 424 other photographs in 1 document box, 2 card file boxes, 2 oversize boxes, and 2 volumes in 2 oversize boxes

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Reed, Simeon Gannett, 1830-1895.

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