Upper Yosemite Fall 1600 feet Yosemite Valley Mariposa Co. – Antique 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 photograph of Upper Yosemite Fall 1600 feet Yosemite Valley Mariposa Co. brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Upper Yosemite Fall 1600 feet Yosemite Valley Mariposa Co.
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Upper Yosemite Fall, which plunges roughly 1,600 feet in the valley's eastern wall, is the subject here, shown in a stereograph card from 1871. The card is part of Carleton Watkins's Pacific Coast series, issued under the publisher William I. Marshall, and it was one of the stereoviews that carried Yosemite's scenery to parlors across the country during the 1870s. Watkins's careful exposures of the valley helped build public awareness of the place before it was set aside as a state park in 1864 and later became a national park. Viewed through a stereoscope, the card gives the falls a convincing sense of depth and height.
| Created / published | 1871 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph albumen. |
| Notes | No. 1066. Title from item. Part of series: Watkins 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 | 4,893 × 2,481 px · prints to 16 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-269656 |
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