Latitude: 37.8399200439453, Longitude: -119.540397644043
Organization: US National Park Service
Address: Yosemite National Park Archives, PO Box 700-W, El Portal, CA 95318
Email: yose_archives@nps.gov
Copied from old photos of Celia Crocker Thompson of Lodi, California. copied 1951
His pipe.
Discoverer of Yosemite. copied by Ralph H. Anderson, January 20, 1944.
Discoverer of Yosemite. copied by Ralph H. Anderson, January 20, 1944.
Wife of Albert Henry Washburn who took part in her husband's enthusiasm for the Yosemite Country and wrote many beautiful poems on the Yosemite. - comment by Mrs. Sam Harris of Wawona.
Brother of Henry Washburn who succeeded to John Bridle Bruce's share by purchase. This comment by Mrs. Sam Harris, of Wawona.
The Washburn Brothers: Julius, John, Henry, & Edward. Shown on p. 69 of Shirley Sargent's "Wawona's Yesterdays".
Carleton E. Watkins posed as a prospector at a rocker. (New boudoir series). copied by Ralph H. Anderson, copied in 1950
Authograph of AH Washburn in the autograph book of Nellie & Dorothy Atkinson. Copied courtesy Bonnie Douthit. Copied October 1980 by Michael Dixon.
Also RL-14,547. C.E. Watkins workroom and his children looking in. Interior of Carlton E. Watkins studio on Montgomery St. showing his children Julia C. and Colis P. in doorway AND doll beside doorway named "Armenta Clementina Josephina Watkins".
Abby Washburn, daughter of Julius Washburn.
Poor negative.
Neg. copied by Ralph H. Anderson May, 1950. Interior of Carleton E. Watkin's studio on Montgomery Street (San Francisco) showing much of the equipment used by this early-day photographer.
Carleton Watkins in cave under the Upper Yosemite Falls.
Neg. copied by Ralph H. Anderson, October 1949. Cameo of Carleton E. Watkins.
Mary Thornton & Mrs. Wegner (sisters). Copied from the Wegner photo album.
The Washburn home in Putney, Vermont. A 500 acre farm, whose chief crop was tobacco. Henry, Edward, John & Julius were raised on this farm. Julius remained there to raise tobacco, maple syrup and children (7) by 3 wives. He lived here all his life but died
Copy Neg: Michael Dixon, September 1981. Early landowner of El Portal and one of founders of YVRR.
Neg. copied 1985 by Michael Dixon. Shows the wagon load of people pulled up in front of a big tree -- "The driver is Tom Gordon; Henry Washburn directly behind Gordon, white hate man to Gordon's left in photo is Abner Mann" - Identified by William Sell in