POSTCARD OF YOSEMITE FALLS, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

POSTCARD OF YOSEMITE FALLS, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

Entry/Object ID

94.19.1.28

Description

POSTCARD OF YOSEMITE FALLS, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK Color: Blue; Brown; Green; White A postcard of Yosemite Falls at Yosemite National Park, ca. 1910s. At the top is the image with the falls cascading down a mountain in the back, breaking a little more than halfway down, and then cascading again. Many bushes line the sides and the bottom of the mountain. To the left of the foreground is a lake and to the right are several bushes and trees. Across the bottom are the words, "Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, the Upper Fall 1430 Feet / High, the Lower Fall a 320-Foot Drop." At the back top center is, "POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY." At the top right corner is a square box for postage, and at the bottom center is the name of the manufacturer. The artifact is part of a souvenir folder which is item .9, and other postcards .17-.27. With no signs of wear or damage, the object is in good condition.

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Search Terms

Two-dimensional, Postcards, H. S. Crocker Co. Inc., Yosemite National Park (Calif.), National parks and reserves--California, Waterfalls--California

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Postcards