Caption

View of Yosemite Falls, The Yosemite Falls, photograph, page, number: 'X.', photographer: Carleton E. Watkins, Yosemite Valley, c. 1860 - in or before 1868, North America, California, paper, albumen print, height 206 mm x width 156 mm, waterfall, mountains, dale, valley, Yosemite National Park, Yosemitewaterval, A sepia-toned vertical photograph framed by a white border shows a forested foreground with tall trees and leafy branches partially obscuring a distant steep cliff face and a narrow waterfall descending between rock formations; the foreground ground is grassy with underbrush, tree trunks rise at varying angles, and the midground reveals rocky outcrops and more trees beneath the towering cliffs, all rendered in muted contrast and soft detail.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_083

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.9Mb (9.6Mb) / 11.5in x 15.8in / 3460 x 4741 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Yosemite Falls photograph page number X photographer Carleton E Watkins Yosemite Valley c 1860 - 1868 North America California paper albumen print height 206 mm x width 156 mm waterfall mountains dale valley Yosemite National Park Yosemitewaterval sepia-toned vertical photograph framed white border forested foreground tall trees leafy branches partially obscuring distant steep cliff face narrow waterfall descending rock formations foreground ground grassy underbrush tree trunks rise varying angles midground reveals rocky outcrops trees beneath towering cliffs rendered muted contrast soft detail