ID: 700005805 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700005805	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

[Benton Dam, Merced River] (salted paper print; Carleton Watkins (American, 1829 - 1916) (American Photograp...; 1860; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 84.XM.171.22)

Note: Mammoth plate.

Titles:

[Benton Dam, Merced River] (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Mariposa series (C,U,GP,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

salted paper print [300127149] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, photographs, <photographs by form>, positives (photographs), photographic prints, <photographic prints by process>)

photographic print [300127104]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, photographs, <photographs by form>, positives (photographs))

Classifications:

photographs (preferred)

Creation Date: 1860

Creator Display:

Carleton Watkins (American, 1829 - 1916) (American Photographer) [preferred,JPGM]

Watkins, Carleton E. (American photographer, 1829-1916) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500002731]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 84.XM.171.22

Display Materials: Salted paper print

	salted paper processes [300053495]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <photography and photographic processes and techniques>, photographic processes)

Dimensions: Image (dome-topped): 34.8 x 41.9 cm (13 11/16 x 16 1/2 in.); Mount: 49.2 x 59.7 cm (19 3/8 x 23 1/2 in.)

Cultures:

American (preferred)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred)

engineering

Specific Subjects:

	Benton Mills Dam [700009178]
	.....(Benton Mills Dam [700009178], Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, urban planning, and engineering works [700009566], Built Works [700000001]) (CONA)

	Merced River [2476796]
	.....() (TGN)

	dam (hydraulic structure) [300006084]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, hydraulic structures, <hydraulic structures by function>) (AAT)

	landscape (visual work) [300015636]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>) (AAT)

Inscriptions: (Verso, mount) inscribed in pencil, at bottom right edge: "Benton Dam [space] Merced River"; in pencil, at upper left corner: "#124"

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

............... Mariposa Series

Sources and Contributors:
[Benton Dam, Merced River]	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Mariposa series	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM,VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)