Vernal Fall, Yosemite

Vernal Fall, Yosemite

Item Information

Title:
Vernal Fall, Yosemite
Title (alt.):
Piwyac, or the Vernal Fall and Mt. Broderick, 300 feet, Yosemite Valley
Description:
From catalogue raisonné: This feature [the mountain in the background] was first named Mount Broderick by Josiah Whitney and his California State Geological Survey associates in honor of U.S. senator David C. Broderick (1820-1859) and was known as such by Watkins. An 1871 map listed it as "Mt. Broderick or Cap of Liberty." By 1878 Broderick's name had been removed and reassigned to a nearby, less dramatic peak.
Photographer:
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Date:
1865–1866
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Albumen prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Photographs of the American West
Series:
Carleton Watkins Photographs
Subjects:
Mountains
Waterfalls
Rivers
Places:
California > Mariposa (county) > Yosemite Valley (area)
California > Mariposa (county) > Yosemite National Park
California > Merced (river)
California > Mariposa (county) > Vernal Fall (waterfall)
California > Mariposa (county) > Liberty Cap (peak)
Extent:
1 photograph : albumen print on paper mount ; image 56 x 39 cm, on sheet 71 x 56 cm
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item.
Catalogue raisonné number: 240
Photographer negative number: 88
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Naef, Weston and Christine Hult-Lewis. "Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs." J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011, Los Angeles.
Identifier:
22_14_000029