Devil’s Slide

Carleton E. Watkins, Devil's Slide, ca. 1880, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1974.30.6
Carleton E. Watkins, Devil's Slide, ca. 1880, albumen silver print, sheet: 7 7⁄8 x 9 5⁄8 in. (19.9 x 24.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1974.30.6
Free to use

Artwork Details

Title
Devil’s Slide
Artist
Attributed to Carleton E. Watkins
Date
ca. 1880
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 7 7⁄8 x 9 5⁄8 in. (19.9 x 24.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums Description
albumen silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture — industry — railroad yard
  • Landscape — Colorado
  • Landscape — phenomenon — rock formation
Object Number
1974.30.6
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.30.6

Works by this artist (15 items)

View all artworks
Carleton E. Watkins, Witches Rock, near Echo City, Utah, 1873, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Isaacs, 1994.89.4
Witches Rock, near Echo City, Utah
Artist
Date1873
albumen silver print
Not on view
Carleton E. Watkins, Isaiah West Taber, Half Dome, Yosemite, California, ca. 1870, printed ca. 1875, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.279
Half Dome, Yosemite, California
Artist
Dateca. 1870, printed ca. 1875
albumen silver print
Not on view
Carleton E. Watkins, Union Diggings, Columbia Hill, Nevada County, ca. 1871, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.277
Union Diggings, Columbia Hill, Nevada County
Artist
Dateca. 1871
albumen silver print
Not on view
Carleton E. Watkins, James Ford, San Francisco, Corner of California and Montgomery Streets, ca. 1857, coated salted paper print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.51
San Francisco, Corner of California and Montgomery Streets
Artist
Dateca. 1857
coated salted paper print
Not on view

More Artworks from the Collection

Browse All Artworks
Marcus Root, Caroline Lamb Norris, ca 1855, daguerreotype with tinting, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro, 1999.86.2
Caroline Lamb Norris
Artist
Attributed to Marcus Root
Dateca 1855
daguerreotype with tinting
Not on view
Unidentified, The Reluctant Model (Young Child Being Held), ca 1850s, daguerreotype, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro, 1999.86.1
The Reluctant Model (Young Child Being Held)
Artist
Unidentified
Dateca 1850s
daguerreotype
Not on view
Unidentified, Garrison Tales from Tonquin by James O'Neill, 19th century, color process print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1982.19.3
Garrison Tales from Tonquin by James O’Neill
Artist
Unidentified
Date19th century
color process print
Not on view
Unidentified, Nathaniel Van Aken, 1850s, tinted daguerreotype, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro, 2000.83.46
Nathaniel Van Aken
Artist
Unidentified
Date1850s
tinted daguerreotype
Not on view