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The Jim Crain Collection: Texas, California & the Old West

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The lifetime collection of author and photo historian, Jim Crain (1939-2025). The catalog is exclusively devoted to antique photography with an emphasis on the Old West, California, Texas, and Native Americana from 1840-1900.
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Lot 668

[CALIFORNIANA] (10) Stereoviews Showcasing Watkins' Pacific Coast

Estimate: $750 - $1,500
Starting Bid
$250

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A collection of 10 stereoviews by Carleton E. Watkins, 1867. All part of his multiple Pacific Coast series, these 10 images were specifically when he traveled to Oregon and took images around the state, especially of the Columbia River and its gorge. 

 

All are on yellow mounts. The specific office they were produced at are noted per entry. 

 

The images are as follows: 

 

1. and 2. 1247. Castle Rock, Columbia River. Imprint to mount recto. Imprint for 429 Montgomery Street office with award acknowledgment to mount verso. 

 

3. 1248. Castle Rock, Columbia River. Imprint for 429 Montgomery Street office to mount recto. 

 

4. 1322. Mount Hood, from the Head of the Dalles. Imprint to mount recto. Imprint for 425 Montgomery Street office to mount verso. 

 

5. 1232. Cape Horn, Columbia River. Imprint for 22 and 26 Montgomery Street office to mount recto. 

 

6. 1229. Cape Horn, Columbia River. Imprint for 429 Montgomery Street office to mount recto. 

 

7. 1304. Dalles City, Columbia River, View from the East. Imprint to mount recto. Imprint for 425 Montgomery Street office to mount verso. 

 

8. 1225. View on the Columbia River, near Vancouver. Imprint for 22 and 26 Montgomery Street office to mount recto. 

 

9. 1322. Mount Hood, from the Head of the Dalles. Imprint to mount recto. Imprint for 429 Montgomery Street office with award acknowledgment to mount verso. 

 

10. 1204. Panorama of Portland and the Willamette River, Oregon. No. 4. Imprint to mount recto. Imprint for 425 Montgomery Street office to mount verso. 

 

[Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes, Cased Images, Union Cases, Albumen Photographs, CDVs, Carte de Visites, Cartes de Visite, Carte-de-visite, Cartes-de-visite, CDV, Cabinet Cards, Stereoviews, Stereocards, Stereographs] [Western Americana, Western History, Western Expansion, Wild West] 

Very good to excellent condition. The prints display warm tones with exceptional resolution and depth. Yellow card mounts remain flat and sturdy, showing only minor expected edge rubbing and faint handling wear consistent with age. 

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Jim Crain Collection.