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Yosemite National Park, Stereographs by Carleton E. Watkins, 1860s to 1900s.
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Mirror View of El Capitan. Mirror View. Galen's Hospice In the Mariposa Grove Gateway for Equestraians through the Father of the Forest The Grizzled Giant, full view Cathedral Rocks, 2670 feet high. From the top of Vernal Fall,s Glacier's Point, 3705 feet high, in the distance. Sentinel Rock, 3270 feet high. From Mariposa Trail. View on the Merced. Hutchings' Hotel and Bridge. Sentinel Rock in the distance. View at the foot of the Bridal Veil Falls. The Yosemite Mountain. South Dome, 6000 feet high. South or Half Dome. From Alpine Trail. South from the Trail near South Dome. Canyon of South Dome, Washington Tower on the left, Old Man of the Mountain on right. The North Dome, 3275 feet high. The North Dome and Washington Tower. The North Dome and Washington Tower. Washington Tower, Royal Arches, and North Dome in the Merced. Mirror Lake, Watkins' and Clouds' Rest, Mountains and reflection. The Valley. From Mariposa Trail. General View of the Valley. From Inspiration Point. General View of the Valley. From Inspiration Point. Yosemite Falls, 2634 feet high. Reflections in the Merced River. Yosemite Falls, 2634 feet high. Reflections from the Merced River. View up the Valley from the Coulterville Road. Cathedral Rocks, 2600 feet. View down the Valley, from the Ferry Bend. Yosemite Falls with Merced River Yosemite Falls, Intantaneous view. Mirror view of the Upper Yosemite Fall. El Capitan, from the foot of the Valley. El Capitan—3600 feet. Mirror view. Yosemite Valley. Mirror view of the Three Brothers. Cathedral Spires, 2200 Feet. Tutoecanula; El Capitan, 3600 Feet. Yo Semite. Glacier Point. Mirror Lake; Yo Semite. Dead Giant. Tuolumne Grove: 30 feet 8 inches in Diameter. Big Oak Flat portal. The Yo Semite Valley from the old Mariposa Trail. The Yo Semite Valley from Inspiration Point. The Yo Semite Valley—view near the foot of the Valley. Tutocanula; El Capitan, 3600 feet. Yo Semite. Bridal Veil Fall, 900 feet. Yosemite Valley. The Yo Semite Falls, 2634 feet. Rock Studies between the Yosemite Falls. Rock Studies between the Yosemite Falls. Rock Studies between the Yosemite Falls. The North Dome, 3739 feet. Yosemite. Liberty Cap and the Vernal Fall. Yo Semite. The Yo Semite Falls from Glacier Point. The Domes, Yosemite. View down the valley, from Union Point, Yo Semite. The Domes from Moran Point. Yo Semite. View from Eagle Point. Yo Semite. Half Dome and Merced Group, from Eagle Point Trail, Yosemite. Glacier Point and Mt. Storm King, from Eagle Point Trail, Yosemite. Upper Yo Semite Falls, 1690 feet. From Eagle Point Trail. Yo Semite Falls from Union Point. Down the Valley from Union Point. Yo Semite. The Half Dome from Glacier Point. Yo Semite. Yowiye; the Nevada Fall, 799 feet. Yo Semite. View down Cañon from Casa Nevada. Yo Semite. Vernal Fall from the Top, 300 feet, Yosemite. Piwyae, the Vernal Fall, 300 feet. Yo Semite. Register Rock. Yo Semite. Yosemite Falls, 2630 feet. The Cathedral Rocks. Pompompasos, or the Three Brothers, 4480 feet. Mirror View, Three Brothers. Upper Yosemite Fall, 1600 Feet. Yosemite Fall, 2630 feet. Pohono, or the Bridal Veil, 900 feet. Piwyae, or the Vernal Fall, 300 feet from the cliff. Yowiye, or the Nevada Fall, and Mt. Broderica. Tutocanula Pass. Cathedral Rock, 2600 feet. Tutocanula, or El Capitan, 3600 feet. The Yosemite Valley, from the Mariposa Trail. The Tenaya Cañon, from Glacier Point. Tasayac, or the Half Dome, from Glacier Point. Grizzley Giant, 33 feet diameter. Section of the Grizzley Giant, 33 feet diameter. Remains of the Father of the Forest. In the Mariposa Grove. In the Mariposa Grove. Artistic Studies on the Merced River. Cathedral Rocks and Spires in the distance. The South Dome, 6000 feet high. View from Artist's Point, at sunrise. The South Dome, 6000 feet high. View from the Meadows. The North Dome, 3725 feet high. View from the Meadow. Summit of Mt. Dana, 13227 feet above the level of the Sea. View from Bloody Canyon. Little Yosemite Valley. The South Dome, 6000 feet high, encircled in the clouds. Rainbow at the foot of Vernal Falls. Yosemite Falls, 2634 feet high. Reflections. Watkins' and Clouds' Rest. Reflections in Mirror Lake. Pinnacle Rock, Yosemite Mountain. Hunter in Yosemite Valley. Tenava Cascade. View of Tenaga Canyon.President Roosevelt at Glacier Point, 1903