From catalogue raisonné: This view is one of the first in the Yosemite Valley series that would have required a special effort to position the camera for the exposure (see cat. nos. 194, 196).
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Catalogue raisonné number: 203
Photographer negative number: 56
Handwritten information on item: "Yosemite Valley, California. Bridal Veil Falls" is incorrect. This image is of Lower Yosemite Fall.
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Naef, Weston and Christine Hult-Lewis. "Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs." J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011, Los Angeles.