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Half Dome, Yosemite Valley – Vintage Print

Half Dome, Yosemite Valley — historic image
Half Dome, Yosemite Valley. Historic image from the Yosemite collection.

(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 Half Dome, Yosemite Valley brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.

Half Dome, Yosemite Valley

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Half Dome rises more than 4,700 feet above the floor of Yosemite Valley, and its sheer northwest face is the feature that makes it so recognizable in landscape pictures. Photographers have been drawn to the granite monolith since the valley opened to tourists in the 1850s, when the rock was still considered nearly unclimbable. Its profile, with the smooth dome split down one side, was shaped by glacial erosion and exfoliation over millions of years. Yosemite became a federal grant in 1864 under Abraham Lincoln, and views like this one helped build the case for preserving the valley.

Original scan3,039 × 5,796 px · prints to 10 × 19 in at 300 dpi
Reference17884u

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