Yosemite Falls 2630 feet Yosemite Valley Mariposa County Cal. – Historic Reproduction
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Yosemite Falls 2630 feet Yosemite Valley Mariposa County Cal.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Yosemite Falls, given here as 2,630 feet, was already one of the best-known sights in Yosemite Valley when this card was issued in 1871. Its stereoscopic format placed two nearly identical images side by side, so a viewer using a stereoscope saw the valley with apparent depth, a popular form of home entertainment at the time. The card belongs to the Watkins New Series of Yosemite and Pacific Coast views, published by William I. Marshall, and reflects the period's strong demand for scenic images of the West. The height in the title follows the measurements of its day, and modern surveys give a somewhat lower figure.
| Created / published | 1871 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph albumen. |
| Notes | No. 1071. Title from item. Part of series: Watkins New Series Yosemite and Pacific Coast. · Marshall William I. (William Isaac) 1840-1906 publisher. |
| Subjects | Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Stereograph Cards |
| Original scan | 4,889 × 2,464 px · prints to 16 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-269745 |
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