Hetchy Valley Sierra Nevada, California, 1911 – Antique Photo Print
(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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This historic image of Hetchy Valley Sierra Nevada, California, 1911 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Hetch - Hetchy Valley, Sierra Nevada Mts., Calif.
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Hetchy Valley Sierra Nevada, California, 1911
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Hetch Hetchy Valley, in the Sierra Nevada of Tuolumne County, California, was in 1911 at the center of a fierce national dispute. San Francisco had lost much of its water and power infrastructure in the 1906 earthquake and fire, and city engineers wanted to dam the Tuolumne River and flood the valley to create a reservoir. The valley lay inside Yosemite National Park, a glacier-carved floor of meadows and granite walls much like Yosemite Valley, and conservationists led by John Muir and the Sierra Club argued it should be left unspoiled. Congress would not settle the matter until the Raker Act passed in 1913, so when this view was made the valley was still standing as it had for centuries. Many Californians of the day already knew its name as a wild place that might soon disappear under water.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Creator | wolfskill, matt ashby |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--California |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 2,097 px · prints to 18 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Hetch - Hetchy Valley, Sierra Nevada Mts., Calif. |
| Reference | CA Hetchy Valley Sierra Nevada 1911 |
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