Restricted. 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. [description] View 1. (2010-0633). Street view at the Hacienda, New Almaden. Watkins no. 123 -- view 2 (2010-0634). Mine Peak, New Almaden. New Almaden Buildings and Works. Watkins no. 138 -- view 3 (2010-0635). Panorama from the Cross Hill (no. 2), New Almaden. New Almaden, entrance. Watkins no. 139 -- view 4 (2010-0636). First view of the Mine, looking South, New Alamden. Watkins no. 131 -- view 5 (2010-0637). New Almaden Quicksilver Mines, general view. Watkins no. 117 -- view 6 (2010-0638). Hacienda near the Hotel, New Almaden. Watkins no. [119?] -- view 7 (2010-0639). New smelting furnaces. New Almaden. Watkins no. 126 -- view 8 (2010-0640). General view of the smelting works, New Almaden. Watkins no. 130 -- view 9 (2010-0641). Hacienda, view east, New Almaden. Smelting works, Hacienda. Watkins no. 129 -- view 10 (2010-0642). Metal shed (Planella), New Almaden. Watkins no. 140 -- view 11 (2010-0643). Smelting Works, Old Road, and Mine, New Almaden. The works and the mine. Watkins no. [127] -- view 12 (2010-0644). Town on the hill from the Mine Peak, New Almaden. Watkins no. 135. Also have negatives: no. 9532 (4 x 5 in.) for 2010-0633; no. 8433 (4x5 in.) for 2010-0634; no. 9533 (4 x 5 in.) for 2010-0635; no. 9534 (70 mm) for 2010-0636; no. 8749 (4x5 in.) for 2010-0637; no. 9535 (70 mm) for 2010-0638; no. 8431 (4x5 in.) for 2010-0639; no. 8434 (4x5 in.) for 2010-0640; no. 9538 (70 mm) for 2010-0641; no. 8432 for 2010-0642; no. 8430 (4x5 in.) for 2010-0643; and, 6279 (4x5 in.) for 2010-0644. Restricted.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
12 photographic prints mounted on linen : albumen ; 15 3/8 x 20 1/8 in. on mount 16 1/4 x 21 in.
Identifier
(C)001455709CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
New Almaden Mining Company--Photographs Mercury mining--California Mine buildings--California--New Almaden Buildings--California--New Almaden New Almaden (Calif.)--Photographs New Almaden Quicksilver Mines (Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Mammoth plates Albumen prints Aerial views
Place
California New Almaden New Almaden (Calif.) New Almaden Quicksilver Mines (Calif.)
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