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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.

Yoshikawa's main focus was the people around him, and these two images are only some of the many photos he took showing different people. All different kinds of individuals, groups, and activities were depicted in his photographs. These two specific…

The three buildings at the top (Capital Mill, Union Mill, Crown Mill) were all located in Stockton.

Richard Yoshikawa was a young man who found himself in relocation camps during the 1940s on account of his Japanese descent. He was a photographer himself, and took many images during his time in internment camps of both people and structures. These…

Many of Spooner's photographs focus on Stockton, but he did spread out to other areas as well. His photography took him to San Francisco and near the Delta. Here is shown the Merchant's Exchange Building in San Francisco, with a clock tower. It shows…

These images are only a few of the many Spooner photographed. In fact, he was one of the main photographers of the Stockton area, and was able to capture many buildings and events during the late 1800s. These two specific images show the San Joaquin…

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.