Restricted original. Use of original by permission of the Manager of the California History Room.
Description
Attributed to Carleton Watkins - reasonably certain Library's collection of mammoth prints printed from negatives by Watkins. View 1 (2005-0696). Panorama of Virginia City. Watkins no. 1102. Shows homes and buildings in the town including a school under construction, mining tailings in the foreground, hills beyond the town -- view 2 (2005-0697). Watkins no. 1101. Shows additional buildings in the town, mining equipment and tailings, and a cemetery at the right. Restricted original. Negative, no. 9,390 (70 mm) for accession no. 2005-0696 and 9,391 for accession no. 2005-0697.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
2 photographic prints mounted on linen : albumen ; 15 x 21 in. on mount 16 3/8 x 22 1/4 in. or smaller.
Identifier
(C)001386835CSL01-Aleph (DRA)VVW-0117
Language
English
Subject
Silver mining--Nevada--Virginia City Tailings embankments--Nevada--Virginia City Buildings--Nevada--Virginia City Trestles--Nevada--Virginia City Virginia City (Nev.)--Photographs Photographic prints Mammoth plates Albumen prints Panoramic photographs Aerial views
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