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Three Brothers – Antique Print

Three Brothers, [ca. 1865] — historic photograph
Three Brothers, [ca. 1865]. Historic photograph from the Yosemite collection.

(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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Step back in time with Three Brothers, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Three Brothers

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Three Brothers is a granite formation on the south wall of Yosemite Valley, where three stacked domes rise abruptly above the Merced River. Its name and stepped profile make it one of the valley's most recognizable landmarks. This albumen print is a mammoth-plate view, a large-format negative that let photographers of the 1860s capture fine detail in cliffs, water, and trees. The "No. 2" in its notes suggests it was one of a numbered series, a common way photographers in the period sold views of the valley to a public eager to see the wonders of California's new state park.

Created / published[ca. 1865]
Medium1 photographic print : albumen.
GenreLandscape photographs 1860-1870.Mammoth plates 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870.
NotesNo. 2.
SubjectsMountains--California--1860-1870. Streams--California--1860-1870. Trees--California--1860-1870. Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1860-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan9,447 × 7,516 px · prints to 31 × 25 in at 300 dpi
Referencetif09986_ThreeBrothers

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