http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf6b69n89c Online items available Finding Aid to Mammoth Plate Landscape Photographs from the George Davidson Collection, 1860-1879? Finding Aid written by Bancroft Library Staff The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ © 1997 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. BANC PIC 1905.17143--ffALB 1 Finding Aid to Mammoth Plate Landscape Photographs from the George Davidson Collection, 1860-1879? Collection number: BANC PIC 1905.17143--ffALB The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Finding Aid Written By: Bancroft Library Staff Date Completed: 1997 Finding Aid Encoded By: GenX © 2008 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title: Mammoth plate landscape photographs from the George Davidson collection Date (inclusive): 1860-1879? Collection Number: BANC PIC 1905.17143--ffALB Creator: Watkins, Carleton E.Davidson, GeorgeJackson, William Henry Extent: 110 photographic prints : albumen ; mounts between 36 x 47 cm. and 62 x 86 cm.76 digital objects Repository: The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Abstract: Large format photographs of Western landscapes by C.E. Watkins and W.H. Jackson, collected by George Davidson. Watkins views include Mt. Lassen, Mt. Shasta (1870?), and Mt. Lola (1879), and various Yosemite views (1861-1869.) Jackson views are of Yellowstone National Park and landscapes in the Wyoming and Montana Territories (1872?). Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Access Collection is open for research, except for original photographic prints, which are restricted. Use viewing prints or digital facsimiles only: Shelved as BANC PIC 1905.17143--PIC. Use of originals only by permission of the appropriate curator. Inquiries concerning these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library. Publication Rights All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html . BANC PIC 1905.17143--ffALB 2 Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Mammoth Plate Landscape Photographs from the George Davidson Collection, BANC PIC 1905.17143--ffALB, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Alternate Forms Available Digital reproductions of selected images (those created by Carleton E. Watkins) are available. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog California--Pictorial works Montana--Pictorial works West (U.S.)--Pictorial works Wyoming--Pictorial works Yellowstone National Park--Pictorial works Albumen prints Landscapes (Representations) Mammoth plates Photographs. Acquisition Information Gift of the California Academy of Sciences, from the George Davidson Collection, 1971. Processing Information Processed by Bancroft Library staff. Scope and Content of Collection Large format photographs of Western landscapes by C.E. Watkins and W.H. Jackson, collected by George Davidson. The 76 photographs by Watkins can be described as three different groups: survey photographs of Mt. Lassen and Mt. Shasta (presumably all taken with the King Survey in 1870), Mt. Lola are views taken as part of the 1879 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey under George Davidson's direction and, thirdly, Yosemite views. The 1870 survey views show Mt Lassen, hot springs near Lassen, and Mt. Shasta (including the Whitney Glacier). The Shasta and Lassen views are smaller than mammoth sized, measuring approximately 21 x 31 cm. (roughly 8 x 12 in.) The 1879 Mt. Lola area views are mammoth sized. The Yosemite views are all mammoth sized and date from the 1860s, with most printed from negatives of 1861. Most of the Yosemite prints are on exceptionally large mounts, although there is enough variation to suggest the images were not all originally acquired as a single, uniform set. The 25 views by Jackson are from Montana and Wyoming; predominantly Yellowstone National Park. Included are the Yellowstone River, canyon, and falls, Mystic Lake, geysers, the Gallatin River and canyon, Mt. Blackmore, and the Teton range. Some, if not all, date from the summer 1872 expedition of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories (the Hayden Survey). Additional Notes on the Collection: Many of the Mount Shasta views in this collection were also issued by the United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel, on mounts bearing the imprint of this survey expedition. The George Davidson collection photographs are on mounts devoid of imprint, with calligraphic captions or no captions whatsoever. At Lassen's Butte [1870?] BANC PIC 1905.17143:001--ffALB ark:/28722/bk0003d1j0f Creator/Collector: Watkins, Carleton E. Physical Description: 1 photographic print : albumen ; 31 x 21 cm. Additional Note Print measurements are approximate. Mounts measure approximately 36 x 47 cm. Indexing Terms Albumen prints Photographs. BANC PIC 1905.17143--ffALB 3 Container Listing [At Lassen's Butte]: Shattered[?] granite near Lassen's Butte [1870?] BANC PIC 1905.17143:002 c.1 --ffALB Creator/Collector: Watkins, Carleton E. Physical Description: 1 photographic print : albumen ; 31 x 21 cm. Additional Note Print measurements are approximate. Mounts measure approximately 36 x 47 cm. Indexing Terms Albumen prints Photographs. At Lassen's Butte: [Shattered[?] granite near Lassen's Butte] [1870?] BANC PIC 1905.17143:002 c.2 --ffALB ark:/28722/bk0003d1j10 Creator/Collector: Watkins, Carleton E. Physical Description: 1 photographic print : albumen ; 31 x 21 cm. Additional Note Print measurements are approximate. Mounts measure approximately 36 x 47 cm. Indexing Terms Albumen prints Photographs. Lassen's Butte [1870?] BANC PIC 1905.17143:003--ffALB ark:/28722/bk0003d1j2j Creator/Collector: Watkins, Carleton E. Physical Description: 1 photographic print : albumen ; 31 x 21 cm. Additional Note Print measurements are approximate. Mounts measure approximately 36 x 47 cm. Indexing Terms Albumen prints Photographs. Ash Slopes on Lassen's Butte [1870?] BANC PIC 1905.17143:004--ffALB ark:/28722/bk0003d1j33 Creator/Collector: Watkins, Carleton E. Physical Description: 1 photographic print : albumen ; 31 x 21 cm. Additional Note Print measurements are approximate. Mounts measure approximately 36 x 47 cm. Indexing Terms Albumen prints Photographs. [Mt. Lassen Area? Several peaks in mountain range] [1870?] BANC PIC 1905.17143:005--ffALB ark:/28722/bk0003d1j4n Creator/Collector: Watkins, Carleton E. Physical Description: 1 photographic print : albumen ; 31 x 21 cm. Additional Note Print measurements are approximate. Mounts measure approximately 36 x 47 cm. Indexing Terms Albumen prints Photographs. BANC PIC 1905.17143--ffALB 4 Container Listing Mud volcano [in hot springs] near Lassen's Butte [1870?] BANC PIC 1905.17143:006 c.1 --ffALB Creator/Collector: Watkins, Carleton E. Physical Description: 1 photographic print : albumen ; 31 x 21 cm. Additional Note Print measurements are approximate. Mounts measure approximately 36 x 47 cm. Indexing Terms Albumen prints Photographs. Mud volcano in hot springs near Lassen's Butte [1870?] BANC PIC 1905.17143:006 c.2 --ffALB ark:/28722/bk0003d1j56 Creator/Collector: Watkins, Carleton E. Physical Description: 1 photographic print : albumen ; 31 x 21 cm. Additional Note Print measurements are approximate. Mounts measure approximately 36 x 47 cm. Indexing Terms Albumen prints Photographs. Hot springs near Lassen's Butte [1870?] BANC PIC 1905.17143:007 c.1 --ffALB Creator/Collector: Watkins, Carleton E. Physical Description: 1 photographic print : albumen ; 31 x 21 cm. Additional Note Print measurements are approximate. Mounts measure approximately 36 x 47 cm. Indexing Terms Albumen prints Photographs. Hot springs near Lassen's Butte [1870?] BANC PIC 1905.17143:007 c.2 --ffALB ark:/28722/bk0003d1j6r Creator/Collector: Watkins, Carleton E. Physical Description: 1 photographic print : albumen ; 31 x 21 cm. Additional Note Print measurements are approximate. Mounts measure approximately 36 x 47 cm. Indexing Terms Albumen prints Photographs. BANC PIC 1905.17143--ffALB 5 Container Listing Summit of Shasta with Whitney glacier [1870?] BANC PIC 1905.17143:008--ffALB ark:/28722/bk0003d1j79 Creator/Collector: Watkins, Carleton E. Physical Description: 1 photographic print : albumen ; 31 x 21 cm. Marks and Inscriptions: Signature lower right