Room in the old Hutchings House--first in the valley--built around an 8 foot cedar tree, Yosemite Valley, Cal. – Historic 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 rare historic photograph captures Room in the old Hutchings House--first in the valley--built around an 8 foot cedar tree, Yosemite Valley, Cal. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Room in the old Hutchings House--first in the valley--built around an 8 foot cedar tree, Yosemite Valley, Cal.
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The Hutchings House, described in its record as the first in Yosemite Valley, was built around a cedar tree about 8 feet tall, so the tree became part of the room itself. James Hutchings, an early settler and promoter of the valley, ran the house as a home and lodging for visitors who came to see its waterfalls and granite cliffs. Underwood & Underwood of New York issued this stereo card around 1902, when stereographs were a popular parlor entertainment, and the domestic scene gives a glimpse of how the valley's pioneer families and tourist hosts lived indoors.
| Created / published | New York : Underwood & Underwood, publishers, c1902. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | H15661 U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Subjects | Domestic life--California--Yosemite Valley--1900-1910. Trees--California--Yosemite Valley--1900-1910. Interiors--California--Yosemite Valley--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,281 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-177837 |
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