R. J. Waters
Album of California Views from "Waters' Nickel Series", 1890s
Photo album; printing-out-paper prints (45)
Each 3 x 3 3/4 inches
With captions and Waters' credit in the negative.
With captions and Waters' credit in the negative.
A charming album with diminutive, detailed photographs of California scenes. The album begins with twelve views of Stanford University, followed by seven views of California missions including Mission Dolores, Mission...
A charming album with diminutive, detailed photographs of California scenes.
The album begins with twelve views of Stanford University, followed by seven views of California missions including Mission Dolores, Mission Santa Barbara, Mission San Gabriel, Mission San Fernando, Mission San Buenaventura, and a portrait of three elderly Native American women at Mission San Luis Rey. The remaining twenty-seven photos offer views of San Francisco, with shots of Fort Point, Sutro Baths, the Cliff House, Golden Gate Park, downtown and Chinatown.
In 1892, R. J. Waters opened a photography studio at 1945 California Street, and later moved to 110 Sutter Street. He was a multi-talented and entrepreneurial commercial photographer, with a keen understanding of the use of the photograph as souvenir object. He created everything from a handsome series of Lake Tahoe boudoir cards to novelty photographic playing cards to impressive panoramas of the 1906 Earthquake. His “Nickel series” offered detailed, small-format souvenir photos of notable California sites.
The album begins with twelve views of Stanford University, followed by seven views of California missions including Mission Dolores, Mission Santa Barbara, Mission San Gabriel, Mission San Fernando, Mission San Buenaventura, and a portrait of three elderly Native American women at Mission San Luis Rey. The remaining twenty-seven photos offer views of San Francisco, with shots of Fort Point, Sutro Baths, the Cliff House, Golden Gate Park, downtown and Chinatown.
In 1892, R. J. Waters opened a photography studio at 1945 California Street, and later moved to 110 Sutter Street. He was a multi-talented and entrepreneurial commercial photographer, with a keen understanding of the use of the photograph as souvenir object. He created everything from a handsome series of Lake Tahoe boudoir cards to novelty photographic playing cards to impressive panoramas of the 1906 Earthquake. His “Nickel series” offered detailed, small-format souvenir photos of notable California sites.