Yosemite Falls 2634 feet high. Reflection in the Merced River – 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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Yosemite Falls 2634 feet high. Reflection in the Merced River comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Yosemite Falls 2634 feet high. Reflection in the Merced River
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Few subjects drew more 19th-century viewers than Yosemite Falls, and this stereograph sets the falls against their own reflection in the Merced River, a mirror-like effect that photographers prized for its calm contrast with the roaring cataract. The card is part of William I. Marshall's "Glories of the Yosemite, California" series, issued in the 1870s when stereoviews were a popular parlor entertainment and Yosemite Valley was becoming a national showcase. Paired images like this one gave viewers a sense of depth and helped turn the valley into one of the most recognizable landscapes in the country.
| Created / published | 1875 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph albumen. |
| Notes | Title from item. Part of series: Glories of the Yosemite California. No. 141. · Marshall William I. (William Isaac) 1840-1906 publisher. |
| Subjects | Yosemite Valley (Calif.)--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Stereograph Cards |
| Original scan | 4,933 × 2,858 px · prints to 16 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-269747 |
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