![Untitled [Placer mining scene], Carleton Watkins, about 1850s](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/1275e5e3-87f9-499f-82e3-5fe316664ed7/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
Carleton WatkinsAmerican
Untitled [Placer mining scene]
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Not on view at present
Where is “Untitled [Placer mining scene]” now? Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Not on view at present. Checked October 7, 2026.
J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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About the work
Watkins was persistently interested in the technical details of mining operations. Here a primitive Spanish ore mill is used to pulverize gold-bearing rock. Throughout his career Watkins earned income producing photographs that were used as sources for engraved illustrations, as this one was.
J. Paul Getty Museum
Details
- Accession number
- 2008.10.2
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- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Image: J. Paul Getty Museum — Open Content
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![Untitled [Valparaiso, Chile], Carleton Watkins, about 1852](https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/2c38eb19-1e7e-492a-a748-fa46ef6a869d/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg)
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