Carleton E. Watkins
Yosemite Falls from Glacier Point

Yosemite Falls from Glacier Point

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1829–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Yosemite Falls from Glacier Point
Date1878–1881
Place depictedCalifornia, United States
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 6 15/16 × 4 3/4 in. (17.6 × 12.1 cm)
 Sheet: 6 15/16 × 4 3/4 in. (17.6 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2014.955
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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceAuction, mail order; purchased by Michael Marvins and Michele Marvins, Houston; given to MFAH, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed B35 Yosemite Falls from Glacier Point. Glacier Point, 3257 ft above Valley. Yos Falls from/glacier point/Watkins. 17/191, en recto on mat lower right in pencil.

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