Eagle Falls-- upper fall, Emerald Bay, western shore of Lake Tahoe – Antique Wall Art
![Eagle Falls-- upper fall, Emerald Bay, western shore of Lake Tahoe, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/18/1859da489bfa-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Eagle Falls-- upper fall, Emerald Bay, western shore of Lake Tahoe, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Eagle Falls-- upper fall, Emerald Bay, western shore of Lake Tahoe
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Eagle Falls, the upper cascade above Emerald Bay on the western shore of Lake Tahoe, is the subject here, a spot that drew sightseers to the Sierra Nevada during the 1860s. The picture is one half of a stereograph, the paired image that a stereoscope fused into a single view with apparent depth, and it belongs to a commercial series titled *Gems of California Scenery*. Only this one half survives in the collection, so the flat print lacks the three-dimensional effect its original viewers would have seen. The 1866 date comes from an old caption card and is not independently confirmed.
| Created / published | [published 1866] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 661. LOT subdivision subject: Lake Tahoe. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,465 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115674 |
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