1. McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 304-1

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McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 304

Parent Collection:

William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection

Date:

1917

Subject:

Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park

Description:

Caption: "Cascade Falls," c. 1917. Erroneously labeled as Cascade Falls, this photograph actually shows both the Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls as viewed from the floor of Yosemite Valley. The highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Falls is made up of two successive cascades falling a total of 2,425 feet from the top of the Upper Fall to the base of the Lower Fall. The Upper Fall alone is 1,430 feet high, and is one of the top twenty highest waterfalls in the world.

Identifier:

96-07-08-alb-09-304

Contributor:

No data available for this field

Publisher:

California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office

Right:

© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.

Source:

Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)

Format:

JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color

Language:

English

Type:

Still Image