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Clouds' Rest, 6,450 Feet High
1865-1880
Thomas Houseworth & Co.
USA: California, San Francisco
Photograph on paper mounted on board
3 1/2"h x 7"w x 1/8"d
Gift of William Caleb Loring
88.38.73

Black-and-white stereophotograph or stereocard mounted on an orange card, showing an alpine landscape with a stream or pond beside a grassy field. The field is lightly covered with snow. Some shrubs or bushes are growing along the bank of the stream or pond. The region behind the field is hilly, with many coniferous trees. Snow is clearly visible on the hills in the background. Printed in black on the front of the card is "Yo-Semite Valley. / Thomas Houseworth & Co., / San Francisco / 1666. Clouds' Rest, 6,450 Feet High - from Little / Yo-Semite Valley, looking north." The back of the card is pinkish-purple in color. Handwritten in pencil on the back is "FLS."