Carleton E. Watkins
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Carleton E. Watkins was a pioneering 19th-century American photographer renowned for his large-format landscape images of the American West, especially Yosemite.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carleton E. Watkins canonical | 3 |
| Carleton Eugene Watkins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Carleton E. Watkins Context triple: [Mount Watkins, namedAfter, Carleton E. Watkins]
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A.
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Timothy H. O'Sullivan was a pioneering 19th-century American photographer best known for his stark Civil War battlefield images and later geological survey photographs of the American West.
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B.
Alexander Gardner
Alexander Gardner was a 19th-century Scottish-American photographer best known for his iconic Civil War images and portraits of figures such as Abraham Lincoln.
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C.
William Henry Jackson
William Henry Jackson was an early 19th-century Athens, Georgia resident and professor who is traditionally credited with deeding ownership of a beloved local oak tree to the tree itself, creating the legend of the "Tree That Owns Itself."
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D.
Albert Bierstadt
Albert Bierstadt was a 19th-century American painter renowned for his grand, dramatic landscapes of the American West, associated with the Hudson River School and Luminism.
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E.
Edward Bierstadt
Edward Bierstadt was a 19th-century American photographer and engraver known for his work in early photographic printing and for being part of the prominent Bierstadt artistic family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Carleton E. Watkins Target entity description: Carleton E. Watkins was a pioneering 19th-century American photographer renowned for his large-format landscape images of the American West, especially Yosemite.
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A.
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Timothy H. O'Sullivan was a pioneering 19th-century American photographer best known for his stark Civil War battlefield images and later geological survey photographs of the American West.
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B.
Alexander Gardner
Alexander Gardner was a 19th-century Scottish-American photographer best known for his iconic Civil War images and portraits of figures such as Abraham Lincoln.
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C.
William Henry Jackson
William Henry Jackson was an early 19th-century Athens, Georgia resident and professor who is traditionally credited with deeding ownership of a beloved local oak tree to the tree itself, creating the legend of the "Tree That Owns Itself."
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D.
Albert Bierstadt
Albert Bierstadt was a 19th-century American painter renowned for his grand, dramatic landscapes of the American West, associated with the Hudson River School and Luminism.
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E.
Edward Bierstadt
Edward Bierstadt was a 19th-century American photographer and engraver known for his work in early photographic printing and for being part of the prominent Bierstadt artistic family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landscape photographer
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person ⓘ photographer ⓘ pioneer of photography ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1829-11-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1916-06-23 ⓘ |
| employer | Watkins’ Yosemite Art Gallery ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Watkins ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
landscape photography
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photography ⓘ stereoscopic photography ⓘ |
| fullName |
Carleton Eugene Watkins
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linked to:
Carleton E. Watkins
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| genre |
landscape photography
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stereograph ⓘ |
| givenName | Carleton ⓘ |
| hasPhotographed |
Columbia River
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Pacific Coast of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific coast of North America
Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| influenced | American landscape photography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large-format landscape photographs of the American West
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mammoth-plate photography ⓘ photographs of Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | 19th-century photography ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early photographic documentation of Yosemite
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influencing the conservation movement in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cape Horn, near Celilo
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linked to:
Cape Horn viewpoint
Pacific Coast stereo views ⓘ The Yosemite Valley, from the "Best General View" ⓘ
linked to:
Views of the Yosemite Valley (series)
Views of the Yosemite Valley (series) ⓘ Yosemite Valley from the Best General View ⓘ
linked to:
Yosemite Valley
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| occupation | photographer ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity |
1850s
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1860s ⓘ 1870s ⓘ 1880s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Oneonta, New York ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Napa County, California
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linked to:
Napa County
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| residence | San Francisco, California ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | New York ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath |
California
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linked to:
California (state)
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| usedCameraFormat |
mammoth-plate camera
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stereoscopic camera ⓘ |
| workLocation | San Francisco, California ⓘ |
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