
Indian Sweat House, Mendocino County, California
Carleton E. Watkins (d. 1916)
1863 · Albumen silver print from glass negative
Cleared · Public Domain
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387 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
255 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API
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Indian Sweat House, Mendocino County, California
Carleton E. Watkins (d. 1916)
1863 · Albumen silver print from glass negative
Cleared · Public Domain
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
[Migrant Camp During Pea Harvesting, San Luis Obispo County, California]
Dorothea Lange (d. 1965)
February 1936 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Squatter's Camp, Salinas County, California
Dorothea Lange (d. 1965)
1939, printed ca. 1972 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Impression - County Fair
Herbert Ogden Waters (d. 1996)
1935–43 · Woodcut
In copyright
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The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Carnival Night [County Fair Night]
John Muench (d. 1993)
ca. 1940 · Lithograph
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Sun in Rock, San Mateo County, California
Minor White (d. 1976)
1947, printed 1960s · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Oak Tree, Rain, Sonoma County Hills, California
Ansel Easton Adams (d. 1984)
ca. 1960, printed 1974 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
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The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Running Fence, Project for Sonoma County and Marin County, State of California
Christo (d. 2020)
1975 · a) Charcoal, pastel, graphite and collage of cut and folded fabric, board, and staples with traces of white opaque paint on board, mounted on board b) Photomechanical print c) Photomechanical print d) Gelatin silver print e) Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
[California County Fair]
Bill Dane (d. 9999)
ca. 1976 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
[The Cinerama Dome, Orange County, California]
Joel Sternfeld (d. 9999)
1980 · Chromogenic print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Union Pacific Railroad, Long Beach Harbor, Los Angeles County, California
Lothar Baumgarten (d. 2018)
1989 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Fowl: Dutchess County Fair, August 20th, 2003
Stephen Shore (d. 9999)
2003 · Photobook created on an Apple Mac
In copyright
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