Carleton Watkins

Carleton Watkins

1829-1916

Inductee Sponsor: Ed & Marjie Lobit

About

Carleton Watkins is among the most respected and innovative photographers of the American West. Born in New York, Watkins moved to California during the Gold Rush and settled in San Francisco in 1853. He worked as a clerk in a bookstore until he was asked by a daguerreotypist friend to fill in for an absent employee.

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