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Carleton Watkins

The Lake, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1028 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861/76
Albumen print, stereo
7.7 × 7.9 cm (3 × 3.1 in)

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