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Sepia photograph of a deep Yosemite valley with layered mountains, pine trees in the foreground, and two waterfalls tumbling down cliffs.

The Vernal and Nevada Falls, from Glacier Point, Yosemite

A sepia albumen print of a wide valley seen from a granite outcrop, with dark pines in the foreground. Layered mountain ridges recede toward a hazy sky, and two thin waterfalls cascade down the cliffs at center left.

Artist
Carleton E. Watkins
Date
ca. 1870, printed ca. 1875
Medium
albumen silver print
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2999 × 1993 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1880).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Cataratas Vernal y Nevada desde Glacier Point, Yosemite

Una copia sepia en albúmina que muestra un amplio valle visto desde un saliente de granito, con pinos oscuros en primer plano. Crestas montañosas en capas se alejan hacia un cielo brumoso, y dos cascadas delgadas caen por los acantilados a la izquierda del centro.

Português: Cataratas Vernal e Nevada vistas de Glacier Point, Yosemite

Uma cópia em albumina sépia mostra um amplo vale visto de um afloramento de granito, com pinheiros escuros no primeiro plano. Cordilheiras em camadas recuam até um céu enevoado, e duas quedas d'água finas descem pelos penhascos à esquerda do centro.