Carleton Watkins 1829-1916
CDV of the Grizzly Giant and Galen Clark, "The Guardian of Yosemite", 1860s
Albumen print
2 1/2 x 4 inches
Watkins' title and backmark verso.
Watkins' title and backmark verso.
This Yosemite view by Carleton Watkins shows pioneering conservationist Galen Clark posed in front of the Grizzly Giant, the oldest sequoia tree in Mariposa Grove. Sometimes seen in mammoth plate...
This Yosemite view by Carleton Watkins shows pioneering conservationist Galen Clark posed in front of the Grizzly Giant, the oldest sequoia tree in Mariposa Grove. Sometimes seen in mammoth plate format, the CDV version of this view is rather scarce.