[CALIFORNIA]. A group of 7 boudoir cards by Watkins and Billington showing San Francisco including the Sutro Baths, comprising:

WATKINS, Carleton E. (1829-1916), photographer. Mt. Tamalpais, Alcatraz Island, from Telegraph Hill, S.F. -- The Golden Gate, from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco. -- Hotel del Monte, Monterey, Rose Garden. -- California Street, from Sansome, S.F. San Francisco, CA: Watkins, [ca 1870s]. 8 1/8 x 4 5/8 in. albumen boudoir cards on cardstock mounts (minor fading to Mt. Tamalpais, excellent tonality; minor toning to cardstock mounts). Photographer's imprint to card rectos.

[With:] BILLINGTON, William Charles, photographer. Sutro Baths Interior, looking south. May 1, 1897. -- Sutro Baths Interior, looking northeast. -- Parapet Sutro Heights. [San Francisco]: Billington, 1897. 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. boudoir cards (minor surface abrasions).

[Also with:] Entering the Double Bow-Knot, Half Way to the Summit of Mt. Tamalpais, California. [San Francisco]: N.p., n.d. 28 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. reprint panoramic photograph (tape remnants, some creasing). A large group portrait of passengers, many of East Asian descent, in front of the Mt. Tamalpais - Muir Woods railroad car. -- 2 outdoor images of the Sutro Baths. N.p., n.d. 7 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. silver gelatin photographs on thick paper/cardstock.

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[CALIFORNIA]. A group of 7 boudoir cards by Watkins and Billington showing San Francisco including the Sutro Baths, comprising:

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