Bridge across the Merced River, Yo Semite Valley – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Bridge across the Merced River, Yo Semite Valley, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Bridge across the Merced River, Yo Semite Valley
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Few subjects in the Yosemite views are as recognizable as the river crossings, and this stereoview frames a bridge spanning the Merced River on the valley floor. Stereoviews like this one were produced in pairs of photographs mounted side by side, so that a viewer using a stereoscope saw a single image with depth. Yosemite Valley drew a steady stream of these cards in the late nineteenth century, when the valley was becoming a destination for travelers and the government was beginning to protect its scenery. The Merced, which winds through the valley floor beneath granite walls, was a favorite subject for photographers hoping to show how the water and the built crossing sat within such a dramatic setting.
| Original scan | 4,854 × 2,442 px · prints to 16 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1s01018u |
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