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Carleton Watkins
North Dome, Washington Column, Yosemite

1855-56

$3,600
$4,50020% Off
£2,738.36
£3,422.9520% Off
€3,156.54
€3,945.6720% Off
CA$5,111.24
CA$6,389.0520% Off
A$5,485.51
A$6,856.8920% Off
CHF 2,940.45
CHF 3,675.5620% Off
MX$66,015.58
MX$82,519.4820% Off
NOK 37,074.72
NOK 46,343.3920% Off
SEK 33,807
SEK 42,258.7520% Off
DKK 23,579.31
DKK 29,474.1320% Off

About the Item

This early albumen silver print from an imperial plate was printed prior to 1876, when it was included in an album compiled at the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia.
  • Creator:
    Carleton Watkins (1826 - 1916, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1855-56
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Pacific Grove, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: CEW0281stDibs: LU2775215234172

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