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The Yosemite Falls
The Yosemite Falls

The Yosemite Falls

Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916)
Isaiah West Taber (American, 1830–1912)
1861, printed 1880-1890
Medium/TechniquePhotograph, albumen print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 39.8 x 51.2 cm (15 11/16 x 20 3/16 in.)
Mount: 44.1 x 56.0 cm (17 3/8 x 22 1/16 in.)
Credit LineA. Shuman Collection—Abraham Shuman Fund
Accession number1982.418
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPhotographs
InscriptionsIn negative, l.l. : "54. The Yosemite Falls, 2.550 feet (side view)."; l.r.: "Taber Photo, San Francisco."Provenance1982, sold by William L. Schaeffer, New York to the MFA. (Accession date: September 15, 1982)