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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 626

[PACIFIC NORTHWEST] (10) Oregon Coast Views by Watkins

Estimate: $250 - $500
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$100

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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. Unless otherwise noted, the mount rectos feature the imprint for Watkins's 429 Montgomery Street office. 

 

The images are as follows: 

 

1. 1257. The Garrison, Cascades, Columbia River. Imprint to mount recto. Imprint for 425 Montgomery Street office to mount verso. 

 

2. 1299. The Tooth Bridge, O.R.R. Cascades, Columbia River. 

 

3. 1293. View on the Columbia River, from the O.R.R., Cascades. Imprint for 22 and 26 Montgomery Street office to mount recto. 

 

4. 1266. The Upper Cascades, Columbia River, from the Block House.

 

5. 1289. View on the Columbia River, from the O.R.R. Cascades. 

 

6. 1287. Moonlight on the Columbia, from the O.R.R. Cascades. 

 

7. 1273. Islands in the Columbia, from the Upper Cascades. 

 

8. 1286. View on the Columbia River, from the O.R.R., Cascades. 

 

9. 1277. Upper Cascades, Columbia River. Imprint to mount recto. Imprint for 425 Montgomery Street office to mount verso. Modern ink inscriptions to mount verso. 

 

10. 1260. The Middle Block House, Cascades, Columbia River. 

 

[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] 

Fairly good condition overall. Some instances of aging to photographs. Mounts have small stains but not affecting visibility or stability. 

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Jim Crain Collection.