Sale 2489 - Artists & Amateurs: Photographs & Photobooks, October 18, 2018

29 c 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 / 8 x3 1 / 2 inches (8x8.9 cm.), the mounts 3 1 / 2 x3 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 / 8 x3 1 / 2 inches (8x8.9 cm.), the mounts 3 1 / 2 x3 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 [3,000/4,500] 30 c CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916) Group of more than 85 scarce stereo views of San Francisco including street scenes, views from Telegraph Hill, picturesque scenes of Golden Gate Bay, architectural landmarks, Woodward Gardens, and the Farallone Islands. Albumen prints, each of the images measuring 3x3 1 / 8 inches (7.6x8 cm.), the orange mounts 3 1 / 2 x7 inches (8.9x17.8 cm.), each with Watkins’ New Series or Watkins’ Pacific Coast imprints and addresses, an inventory number, and caption on mount recto. 1860s-70s [4,000/6,000] 29 30