1. [Carleton Watkins (1829-1916), photographer].  No.97. Pico House. Los Angeles, Cal. Series: "Pacific Coast Views." Albumen stereoview. San Francisco: Taber, circa 1880. Taber's "8 Montgomery St." imprint and series title to mount recto. View title in negative. 

An attractive view of the historic Pico House, one of the most lavish hotels in Southern California. Several horse-drawn carriages are parked before the ornate Italianate building with a horse-drawn trolley on its tracks in the middle of the wide avenue. 

Published by Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912), who previously worked in the studio of Bradley and Rulofson, opened his own studio in 1871. He gained wide recognition for his prints of Carleton Watkins' views after he acquired the negatives when Watkins went bankrupt, though notably without credit to Watkins. 

2. Carleton Watkins (1829-1916), photographer. The Cathedral, Los Angeles. Series: "Watkins' New Series of Pacific Coast Views." San Francisco: Carleton Watkins, circa 1879-1890. Series and view title to mount recto with Watkins' 427 Montgomery St. imprint. 

A crisp view of the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, opened downtown in 1876. 

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