Sale 2489 Lot 29

CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) 
Group of more than 45 stereo views, comprising 43 of Yosemite and 5 of San Francisco, 6 with handwritten caption information on mount recto, and 41 on Watkins' early 429 Montgomery Street mount. Albumen prints, each of the images measuring 3 1/8x3 1/2 inches (8x8.9 cm.), the mounts 3 1/2x3 7/8 inches (8.9x9.9 cm.), with Watkins' imprint, captions, and inventory numbers on the original Watkins Pacific Coast mounts. 

AND--Group of 28 Watkins stereo views of San Francisco and Yosemite.Albumen prints, each of the images measuring 3 1/8x3 1/2 inches (8x8.9 cm.), the mounts 3 1/2x3 7/8 inches (8.9x9.9 cm.), on Watkins' later 22 and 26 and 26 Montgomery Street addresses, Watkins' original Pacific Coast mounts. 1860s-70s

Estimate $3,000 - 4,500