The Domes Yosemite Valley Mariposa County Cal. – Antique Wall Art
(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 The Domes Yosemite Valley Mariposa County Cal. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Domes Yosemite Valley Mariposa County Cal.
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The granite domes rising above Yosemite Valley in Mariposa County were among the most photographed landforms in the West, and this stereo card shows them from the valley floor. The mount credits the view to Watkins, almost certainly the San Francisco photographer Carleton Watkins, whose early 1860s trips produced some of the first large views of the valley. Stereo cards like this were sold in great numbers, so they brought the valley's scenery into parlors across the country. Federal protection for Yosemite followed in 1864, and images like this one helped build the public interest behind it.
| Created / published | 1861 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph albumen. |
| Notes | Title from item. No. 1129. On mount: Watkins Pacific Coast. · Carson Marian S. collector. |
| Subjects | Yosemite Valley (Calif.)--1860-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Stereograph Cards |
| Original scan | 4,906 × 2,482 px · prints to 16 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-268218 |
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