University of Michigan Museum of Art: Down the Valley, Yosemite, California

Accession Number: 1997/1.173
Title: Down the Valley, Yosemite, California
Artist: Carleton Emmons Watkins
Artist Nationality: American
Artist Life Dates: 1829 - 1916
Medium and Support: albumen print on paper
Object Creation Date: circa 1860
Credit Line: Gift of Margaret and Howard Bond
Inscription: Inscribed in the plate(?), l.l.: A 42. Down the Valley, Yosemite, Cal.; l.r.: Taber Photo, San Francisco.; verso, in graphite, l.l.: 4089; l.r.: 650(?)
Dimensions: 20.9 cm x 30.2 cm (8 1/4 in. x 11 7/8 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Keywords: california; landscapes; mountains; pines; trees; valleys; yosemite valley
Secondary Keywords: americas; geography; locality; north & central america; plants; the natural world; united states
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Down the Valley, Yosemite, California