El Capitan Sunrise

Publication

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Exhibit Envoy

Name/Title

El Capitan Sunrise

Entry/Object ID

YP.43

Description

Ahwahnee Hotel Dinner Menu, May 5 1957. Ansel Adams image on cover: El Capitan Sunrise. Display with historic context images.

Collection

Exhibit Envoy

Publication Details

Publication Type

Ephemera

Dimensions

Height

17 in

Width

14 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Framed dimensions

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Ansel Adams American, 1902-1984 El Capitan, Sunrise, 1957 This reproduction of Adams’ 1956 photograph was used as the cover of the May 5, 1957 Ahwahnee dinner menu. Inside, diners viewed their options for the evening, including crabmeat cocktail supreme, fried mountain brook trout, baked sugar-cured Hawaiian ham, salads, and plenty of desserts. Adams’ photographs graced the covers of Yosemite hotel menus as early as 1937.