If you ask the average Nevadan were Lime Point was they would shake their heads. If you asked amateur Nevada historians they to would shake their heads. A few old time, die heart historians could probably tell you that Lime Point was the original name for Hornsilver or Gold Point in Southern Nevada. But this stereoview clearly states that this Lime Point in on the Truckee River. Our only clue is that is is "35 miles distant." But distant to what. I found another Watkins stereoview that shows the Truckee Meadows (Reno) and states it is 20 miles distant to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. If so, this would make Lime Point just about where the Clark, Nevada (near the Tracy Power Plant" is located.
So, who was Carleton Watkins? Carleton Watkins (American, 1829-1916) was one of the most highly acclaimed of early western photographers. Watkins extensively photographed early San Francisco, Yosemite, Mendocino and the Sierra Nevada mining regions. His photographs of Yosemite helped influence Congress and President Lincoln in the preservation of Yosemite Valley. Watkins also made some of the earliest photographs of Southern California and the Pacific Nortwest. Watkins' Pacific Railroad stereoview series documents construction of the trans-continental railroad from Sacramento to Utah.
From 1862 to 1869 the Central Pacific Railroad, building from the West, and the Union Pacific Railroad, building from the East, raced to complete the first transcontinental railroad. Alfred A. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific during construction and published 364 views. In 1870 Watkins acquired the Hart negatives and published them under the series title Watkins Pacific Railroad. This seems to be yet another later reprint of the Hart photographs.
So, who was Carleton Watkins? Carleton Watkins (American, 1829-1916) was one of the most highly acclaimed of early western photographers. Watkins extensively photographed early San Francisco, Yosemite, Mendocino and the Sierra Nevada mining regions. His photographs of Yosemite helped influence Congress and President Lincoln in the preservation of Yosemite Valley. Watkins also made some of the earliest photographs of Southern California and the Pacific Nortwest. Watkins' Pacific Railroad stereoview series documents construction of the trans-continental railroad from Sacramento to Utah.
From 1862 to 1869 the Central Pacific Railroad, building from the West, and the Union Pacific Railroad, building from the East, raced to complete the first transcontinental railroad. Alfred A. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific during construction and published 364 views. In 1870 Watkins acquired the Hart negatives and published them under the series title Watkins Pacific Railroad. This seems to be yet another later reprint of the Hart photographs.