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On Weed's second trip into Yosemite, he obtained another set of impressive photos. These photos were still printed as albumen prints, but were now gold-toned, and richer than previous flat-looking salt prints.

As part of Weed's second trip into Yosemite, he took this photo of the South Dome. This is still one of the most photographed areas of Yosemite.

The North Dome has been one of the areas in Yosemite that has garnered the most attention over the years. Weed in particular began this interest, even if he was never given credit for many of his photographs.

Carleton Watkins was known to be Charles Weed's rival in photography at the time, and was the second person to brave Yosemite. With a newly created custom camera, Watkins focused on similar structures to Weed, such as the mountains and falls.

Images like this one were a little different from Weed's focus solely on nature. Watkins and Weed's photography together contributed to the different ways people saw Yosemite as Watkins expanded his subject matter.

Pictures like this were very popular at the time, with Cathedral Rock still being a well-photographed area. With new types of camera and support equipment, Watkins was able to get many views from up high, along with panoramas.

Images such as this one displayed Watkins' skill with his new types of cameras. He was able to obtain many high up photos, making his pictures quite cutting edge for the time while he became a worthy rival for Weed.

This building, photographed by Covert Martin, was the largest auditorium in Stockton for many years. It was often used for the San Joaquin Agricultural Society's County Fairs, but burned down in 1902. Like many other buildings in Stockton, Martin…

Martin was able to photograph many images of various celebrations, including this view from Center Street of the Centennial Celebration. He was really able to get the full picture of life in Stockton through his work. You can even see a horse-drawn…

Images like this one show life in Stockton in the late 1800s as it was becoming a more populated area. Many photographs were taken by Spooner, but were gathered together by Martin in his photography collections.