Photographs of the Far West by William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) and Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916)

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Photographs of the Far West by William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) and Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916)
Nine photographs of Yosemite likely taken by Watkins originally, published by Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912) in San Francisco, c. 1880-1890, including the following titles: Best General View of the Yosemite Valley from Mariposa Trail; Cathedral Rock; Cathedral Spires; El Capitan; Yosemite Falls; Royal Arches; North Dome; Mirror Lake; and Half Dome and Mirror Lake taken from Glacier Point; all on their original mounts, some fading to photos and spotting to mounts; mounts chipped; mounts are all 19 x 13 1/2 in.
[Together with] Three Jackson photographs: Grand Canon of the Arkansas; Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods; and Garden of the Gods and Pike's Peak; all on the original mounts, photos measure 13 x 9 3/4 in. [and] an unidentified photograph from the same period of Seven Falls in Colorado Springs, titled on the mount in pencil, 13 x 9 3/4 in. (13)
Estimate $2,000-2,500


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