View of the Half Dome in the Yosemite Valley, The Half Dome, photograph, page, number: 'XIV.', photographer: Carleton E. Watkins, Yosemite Valley, c. 1860 - in or before 1868, North America, California, paper, albumen print, height 155 mm x width 206 mm, river, mountains, rock-formations, dale, valley, Half Dome, A sepia-toned landscape photograph showing a river in the foreground with smooth reflective water, a fallen pale tree trunk leaning into the river from the right bank, dense shrubs and undergrowth along the water’s edges, and a variety of tall coniferous and broadleaf trees rising behind the river; in the midground the treeline opens to reveal steep rocky cliffs on the left with sheer exposed rock faces, while a hazy lighter area occupies the upper center background and the scene is framed by more trees along the right and left margins.
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View of the Half Dome in the Yosemite Valley, The Half Dome, photograph, page, number: 'XIV.', photographer: Carleton E. Watkins, Yosemite Valley, c. 1860 - in or before 1868, North America, California, paper, albumen print, height 155 mm x width 206 mm, river, mountains, rock-formations, dale, valley, Half Dome, A sepia-toned landscape photograph showing a river in the foreground with smooth reflective water, a fallen pale tree trunk leaning into the river from the right bank, dense shrubs and undergrowth along the water’s edges, and a variety of tall coniferous and broadleaf trees rising behind the river; in the midground the treeline opens to reveal steep rocky cliffs on the left with sheer exposed rock faces, while a hazy lighter area occupies the upper center background and the scene is framed by more trees along the right and left margins.

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View Half Dome Yosemite Valley photograph page number Xiv photographer Carleton E Watkins c 1860 - 1868 North America California paper albumen print height 155 mm x width 206 mm river mountains rock-formations dale valley sepia-toned landscape photograph showing foreground smooth reflective water fallen pale tree trunk leaning right bank dense shrubs undergrowth water’s edges variety tall coniferous broadleaf trees rising midground treeline opens reveal steep rocky cliffs left sheer exposed rock faces hazy lighter area occupies upper center background scene framed trees right left margins

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