Stereoscope of the petrified grotto

Photograph

Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Stereoscope of the petrified grotto

Entry/Object ID

2015.35.9

Description

Stereoscopic photograph of guests standing in front of a building near the grotto made of petrified wood logs from the Petrified Forest. It was built in the shape of a Duidical Temple and was about 15 feet high and 25 feet in circumference. Photo erroneously notes the location as the Calistoga Hotel in Sonoma County. PF Location: 94A

Collection

Stereoscopes

Acquisition

Accession

2015.35

Source or Donor

Wilkinson, Mark

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Watkins, C.E.

Studio

Watkins' Pacific Coast, 420 Montgomery St., SF

Date made

1868 - 1878

Notes

Date: ca. 1875

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Geysers, Grottoes, Petrified wood, Stereoscopic views

Search Terms

Calistoga, Geysers, Grottoes, Petrified Grotto at the Geysers, Petrified wood, Stereoscopic views

Create Date

December 3, 2015

Update Date

June 23, 2021