Feb 25, 2016 - Sale 2406

Sale 2406 - Lot 7

Price Realized: $ 2,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
CARLETON E. WATKINS (1829-1916)/ISAIAH W. TABER (1830-1912)
A selection of 9 photographs, including 5 from the Yosemite Valley. Albumen prints, each approximately 8x12 inches (20.3x30.5 cm.), and the reverse, each mounted to a contemporary support, and each with Taber's imprint, title, and number in the negative. 1861-67; printed 1880-90
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Additional Details

From Yosemite: The Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, Mariposa Road (A5) Down the Yosemite Valley (A22) The Domes and Merced River, Yosemite, Cal. (A31) The Vernal Falls, 343 feet, Yosemite, Cal. (A49) The Three Brothers, 3,818 feet, reflected, Yosemite, Cal. (A80), and from work done in and around San Francisco on trips or commissions: The Loop, S.P.R.R. (A132) Mrs. Mark Hopkins' Residence, S.F., Cal. (A144) Court, Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Cal. (A170) Santa Barbara Mission, founded in 1786 (A427).

In some cases, these numbers correspond to an inventory list established by Watkins and used by Taber when he became sole owner of the negatives in 1881.

From the Estate of Nanette Sexton.