biography
| name: |
Watkins, Carleton E
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1829–1916)
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| biography:
| Photographer, born in Oneonta, New York, USA. Lured to California by the gold rush, he took odd jobs before learning photography in San Francisco. He photographed Yosemite with special cameras for large plates and stereoscopic views (1861–7), winning a gold medal at the Paris Exposition (1868). Few of his negatives remain, as they were lost to creditors in the 1870s. He reshot his photographs, but lost his collection again in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. |
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