Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
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Name (Latin)
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Date of birth
1829-11-11
Date of death
1916-06-23
Field of activity
Photography
West (U.S.)
Occupation
Photographers
Gender
male
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- individual entry (Carleton Watkins (1829-1916) was an American photographer of the 19th century. He was born in Oneonta, New York and moved to San Francisco in 1851. He focused mostly on landscape photography, and Yosemite Valley was a favorite subject of his. His photographs of the valley significantly influenced the United States Congress' decision to preserve it as a national park ( (Wikipedia website, December 7, 2017:) )
- His Photographs of the Columbia River and Oregon, c1979:t.p. (Carleton E. Watkins) p. 7 (b. 11/11/1829) p. 23 (d. 1916)
- NUC(Watkins, Carleton Emmons, 1829-1916)
- Macmillan biographical encyc. of photographic artists & innovators, 1983(Carleton Eugene Watkins; 1829-1916)
- Palmquist, P.E. Carleton E. Watkins, photographer of the American West, 1983:p. 3 (Carleton E. Watkins, 1829-1916; "middle name remains a mystery"; "Emmons" is not well-documented; daughter Julia says her father's middle name was Eugene)
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Carleton E. Watkins self-portrait, c. 1883, albumen silver print, from the National Portrait Gallery - NPG-NPG 2007 123WatkinsM-000001 (cropped)
Carleton E. Watkins, CC0
Wikipedia description:
Carleton E. Watkins (1829–1916) was an American photographer of the 19th century. Born in New York, he moved to California and quickly became interested in photography. He focused mainly on landscape photography, and Yosemite Valley was a favorite subject of his. His photographs of the valley significantly influenced the United States Congress' decision to preserve it as a National Park.
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