Vine Hill from Magnetic Springs. Santa Cruz Co., Cal. , No. 5024 from the series "Watkins' New Series"

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Photograph: Vine Hill from Magnetic Springs. Santa Cruz Co., Cal. , No. 5024 from the series "Watkins' New Series"
Artist: Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916
Date: 1878/82
Technique: printing_dyeing
photography
Origin: Americas
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