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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of the Merced River and El Capitan as viewed from the valley floor in Yosemite National Park. The Merced River flows at an upward angle from right to left across the image's foreground. Pines line the opposite river bank. At right, a granite wall rises behind the trees and extends beyond the frame in the upper right corner. El Capitan rises in the far distance along the left edge of the image. Text from negative sleeve: 1268. Yosemite. About 1923. Frank Beckett, Elizabeth West, Wilfrid Cline Jr and H.H.West with my Baby Grand Chevrolet. 1. The Merced River and El Capitan. 2. A park checking station. 3. Our camp and miner's tent in the valley. 4. Frank Beckett by table. 5. H.H.West with hand on bedding. 6. Inspiration Point. L to R: Frank Beckett. Wilfrid Cline Jr. Elizabeth West looking thru the telescope. 6 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1268_005 ark:/21198/zz002hsthz
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
El Capitan (Calif.) Landscapes (Representations) Yosemite National Park (Calif.) Yosemite Valley (Calif.) Merced River (Calif.)
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