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1. Photo 1224/4(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/4(12)
Title:
Singapore. Botanical Gardens. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
General view of the botanical garden, with a circular pathway in the centre and trees in the background. Singapore was visited by the compiler of this album between 28th January and 1st February 1879.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1224/4(119)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/4(119)
Title:
Yo-Semite Valley [giant sequoia]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
View of the base of the massive tree, with a tunnel carved through the trunk, and figures posed for the photographer. A sign above the tunnel through the tree reads, 'Dead Giant.'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1865-1879
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1224/4(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/4(24)
Title:
Batavia [Jakarta]. India Rubber Tree. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Close view of a tree with aerial roots and stems reaching out. Thatched houses on the left and right side of the image. Batavia (Jakarta) was visited by the compiler of this album between 3rd and 5th February 1879.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1875-1879
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1224/4(139)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/4(139)
Title:
View on the Pacific Railway. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Tree with signboard attached.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1224/4(98)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/4(98)
Title:
Yo-Semite valley. Cathedral Rocks. Photographer: Carleton E. Watkins
Scope & Content:
View towards Cathedral Rocks, with a river in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1865-1866
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1224/4(113)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/4(113)
Title:
Yo-Semite Valley. Vernal and Nevada Falls. Photographer: Carleton E. Watkins
Scope & Content:
View across mountain tops towards the falls.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1865-1866
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1224/4(116)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/4(116)
Title:
View of Siarra [Sierra] Nevada. Photographer: Carleton E. Watkins
Scope & Content:
View across snow-covered mountains, a waterfall on the left.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1865-1866
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1224/4(117)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/4(117)
Title:
Yo-Semite Valley. Mareposa [sic] Grove. The Grizzly Giant. 33 feet. Diam. Photographer: (?)Carleton E. Watkins
Scope & Content:
View of the tree known as the Grizzly Giant, the largest sequoia in Mariposa Grove, near Wawona in the southern part of the Yosemite National Park.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1865-1866
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1224/4(118)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/4(118)
Title:
[Base of the Grizzly Giant, a sequoia in Mariposa Grove, near Wawona, Yosemite.] Photographer: Carleton E. Watkins
Scope & Content:
With a figure posed to indicate the scale of the tree.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1865-1866
Extent:
1 item