ID: 700007398 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007398	Record Type: Movable Work

[The Combination Shaft, from the Water Flume] (Carleton Watkins (American, 1829 - 1916) (American Photograp...; about 1875; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 98.XM.21.3)

Note: Mammoth

Titles:

[The Combination Shaft, from the Water Flume] (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

albumen print [300127121]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, photographs, <photographs by form>, positives (photographs), photographic prints, <photographic prints by process>)

Classifications:

photographs (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1875

Creator Display:

Carleton Watkins (American, 1829 - 1916) (American Photographer) [preferred,JPGM]

Watkins, Carleton E. (American photographer, 1829-1916) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500002731]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 98.XM.21.3

Other: Creation: Virginia City [7014573] Storey county (county), Nevada (state), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Albumen silver print

	albumen process [300133274]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <photography and photographic processes and techniques>, photographic processes)

Dimensions: Image: 38.7 x 54 cm (15 1/4 x 21 1/4 in.)Later modern mount: 44.3 x 58.9 cm (17 7/16 x 23 3/16 in.)

Cultures:

American (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Virginia City [7014573]
	.....(Storey county (county), Nevada (state), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet)) (TGN)

	mines (extracting complexes) [300000390]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>, industrial complexes, extracting complexes) (AAT)

Inscriptions: (Verso, print) inscribed in pencil: "An excellent View of Virginia City Nevada showing the mines in the immediate vicinity. Mr. Watkins spent many months around among the mines during the early days and secured a rich set of rare mining views. Nearly all important mining centers were photographed by Mr. Watkins." and negative number: "425" [NOTE: line breaks and location unknown due to new mounting.] (Recto, mount) inscribed in pencil, at bottom right edge: "M2262J"; in pencil, at lower right corner: "#425."

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
[The Combination Shaft, from the Water Flume]	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)