Guide to the Stereographs of Yosemite Valley
Processed by Wendy Welker.
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History--California History--Northern California History
Guide to the Stereographs of Yosemite Valley
Collection number: PC-RM-Stereos: Box 06
California Historical Society
North Baker Research Library
San Francisco,
California
Contact Information:
- California Historical Society
- North Baker Research Library
- 678 Mission Street
- San Francisco, California 94105-4014
- Phone: (415) 357-1848, ext. 20
- Fax: (415) 357-1850
- Email: reference@calhist.org
- URL: http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/
- Processed by:
- Wendy Welker
- Date Completed:
- August 2003
- Encoded by:
- UCSC OAC Unit
© 2003 California Historical Society. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Stereographs of Yosemite Valley,
Date (inclusive): ca.
1868-1870s
Collection number: PC-RM-Stereos: Box 06
Creator:
Thomas Houseworth & Co.
Extent:
16 photographic prints (mounted), 8.5 x 17.5 cm.
Repository:
California Historical Society, North Baker Library
San Francisco, California 94105-4014
Abstract: Stereographs of Yosemite Valley taken by Thomas Houseworth &
Co.
Physical location: Please consult repository.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Stereographs of Yosemite Valley, PC-RM-Stereos: Box 06 ,
California Historical Society, North Baker Research Library, Photography Collection.
Acquisition Information
Consult repository.
Scope and Contents Note
Contains views of Yosemite Valley that include many of its mountains, lakes, and
waterfalls.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Waterfalls--California--Yosemite
Valley--Photographs
Mountains--California--Yosemite
Valley--Photographs
Lakes--California--Yosemite Valley--Photographs
Yosemite Valley (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Houseworth, Thomas
Note
Box 6
Stereo No. 1605
Yo-Semite Falls, 2,634 feet
high.
Stereo No. 1615
Yo-Semite Valley, from the Mariposa
Trail.
Stereo No. 1618
South Dome, 6,000 feet high, from Glacier Point.
Stereo No. 1629
Tu-tock-ah-nu-la, (El Capitan) 3,300 feet high, from the Merced
River.
Stereo No. 1630
Tu-tock-ah-nu-la, (El Capitan) 3,300 feet high, from the Hardin Trail, Merced
River.
Stereo No. 1634
Bridal Veil Fall, 940 feet high, the Three Graces, and the Merced
River.
Stereo No. 1639
Nevada Fall, 700 feet high--after a snow storm.
Stereo No. 1640
Nevada Fall, 700 feet high, and Cap of Liberty, 4,600 feet high.
Stereo No. 1642
North Dome, 3,725 feet high--from the Merced River.
Stereo No. 1645
Royal Arches and Washington Column.
Stereo No. 1650
Cathedral Spires, 2,600 feet high.
Stereo No. 1653
Three Brothers, 4,200 feet high--from the Merced River.
Stereo No. 1657
The Vernal Fall--350 feet high.
Stereo No. 1659
Mirror Lake and reflections.
Stereo No. 1660
Mount Watkins--from Mirror Lake.
Stereo No. 1664
General view of Little Yo-Semite Valley,
from the Cap of Liberty.