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President Roosevelt examined San Francisco’s application for permission to obtain its water supply from Yosemite National Park. He wants Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock’s thoughts on using other water sources.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-08
President Roosevelt shares with Robert Underwood Johnson, editor of The Century Magazine, his thoughts on California’s reaction to making Yosemite Valley a national park. It appears the primary objection is that the federal government “would protect it too well” from sheepmen and cattlemen.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-17
This postcard shows Yosemite Valley’s Half Dome towering over the area. In the foreground, a river runs, bordered by trees on either side.
The image appears to have been glued onto a different postcard.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Here is the large rock called the Half Dome as we see it from the Sentinel Hotel, this is the highest rock of this vicinity, it is 9000ft above sea level and 5000ft above the Valley. its massive front is cleft straight down for a distance of 2000ft and the fractured face turned outward is polished by wind and storm. Milton wrote of “A Rock piled up to the clouds conspicuous afar,” and this describes the Half Dome as it dominates the Valley from almost every point.”
This postcard shows a winter scene in Yosemite Valley, with both the valley floor and peaks rising above covered in a thick blanket of snow.
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In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is a winter scene when there is plenty of snow in the valley.”
This postcard shows the glassy surface of mirror lake, reflecting the trees and mountain in the distance. Several cars have paused on the road running along the lake, and groups of people are standing on the road or sitting on the shores of the lake.
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In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Here we see Mirror Lake, showing Mt. Watkins in the distant [sic].”
This postcard shows a winter scene of Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point. Many rock formations and peaks can be seen, including Half Dome, as can a waterfall and river running through the valley. The whole valley is covered in snow.
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In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Here is another view from Glacier Point, showing the same Half Dome on the left and Nevada Falls in the far distant [sic].”
This postcard shows a view of Yosemite Valley, with towering, rocky outcroppings standing above the valley floor. A river runs through the valley, with many trees nearby.
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In Charles C. Myer’s own words, “This is a general view of the Valley as seen from the river bank as it runs between Cathedral Spires and the Three Brothers.”
This postcard shows the three peaks of the Three Brothers towering above the floor of the Yosemite Valley. In the foreground stand many trees, while a river runs past.
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In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The Three Brothers are a very fraternal group and on the same side of the valley as El Capitan and their resemblance depend [sic] upon the point of view and it is said the Indians thought that they looked like three frogs ready to jump. They area little higher than El Capitan as the highest one is 3,530ft and is known from other points as Eagle Point.”
This postcard shows Yosemite Valley’s Bridal Veil Falls. Some trees and bushes stand in the foreground, while behind the falls tumble down a large cliff.
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In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is Bridal Veil Falls where the water comes 900ft closer to the center of the earth and where the beautiful rainbows hang at all times.”
This postcard shows two figures standing on an overhanging rock at Yosemite Valley’s Glacier Point. Beyond the rock stretches the expanse of Yosemite Valley.
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In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Here is the great Yosemite Falls as seen from Glacier Point. If that boy was to fall over the cliff he would have 3000ft to fall straight down.”
This postcard shows the view from Bridal Vale meadows, looking down the Yosemite Valley. Massive cliffs stand on either side, with a waterfall flowing on the right, while in the distance stand more mountains. In the foreground are many trees standing near a river.
The image appears to have been glued onto a different postcard.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This beautiful view is from Bridal Vale [sic] meadows and on the right is the Bridal Vale [sic] Falls where the water is falling 600 ft. This stream of water is over 30ft wide yet so far away it seems as but a silver thread. On the right is the El Capitan which we will see in a moment.”
This postcard shows Yosemite Falls cascading down its cliff. A path in the foreground runs towards the falls, bordered on either side by trees.
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In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The Yosemite Falls claim the distinction of being the highest waterfalls in the world, plunging down 2600 ft, the water seems as you walk toward it, to come down all in one leap. However it is in three parts. the first leap is 1600ft, then comes a series of small cascades amounting to 600ft and then the final leap of 400ft straight down. The rumbling of this mighty waterfall is like an earthquake and rattles the windows of a house a mile away.”
This postcard shows Yosemite Falls cascading down its cliff. A path in the foreground runs towards the falls, bordered on either side by trees.
The image appears to have been glued onto a different postcard.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The Yosemite Falls claim the distinction of being the highest waterfalls in the world, plunging down 2600 ft, the water seems as you walk toward it, to come down all in one leap. However it is in three parts. the first leap is 1600ft, then comes a series of small cascades amounting to 600ft and then the final leap of 400ft straight down. The rumbling of this mighty waterfall is like an earthquake and rattles the windows of a house a mile away.”
This postcard shows Yosemite Valley’s Cathedral Spires – two large towering pillars of rock, rising from amidst the trees of the valley.
The image appears to have been glued onto a different postcard.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “On our way back to the hotel we pass Cathedral Spires, two narrow tapering pinnacles of rock, whose symmetry and grace suggest the wonderous [sic] architecture of the old world. Formerly there were three of these towers, but many years ago an earthquake broke one of them off and sent it into the valley far below. These rock get their name from their resemblence [sic] to the Duomo at Florence, Italy and they reach an elevation of 2660 ft from the floor of the valley.”
This postcard shows Yosemite Valley’s Vernal Falls, where water drops 350 feet off a cliff to the ground below. The river rushes through rocks at the bottom, and is churned up into a mass of white water.
The image appears to have been glued onto a different postcard.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Vernal falls is near by and is a thing of glorious beauty in the dark canyon where the water comes 350 ft in one perpendicular jump.”
This postcard shows Yosemite Valley’s Vernal Falls, where water drops 350 feet off a cliff to the ground below. The river rushes through rocks at the bottom, and is churned up into a mass of white water.
The image appears to have been glued onto a different postcard.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Vernal falls is near by and is a thing of glorious beauty in the dark canyon where the water comes 350 ft in one perpendicular jump.”
This postcard shows Yosemite Valley’s Nevada Falls, where a river rushes off a cliff dissolving into a large plume of spray before landing in the valley below. Pine trees stand int he foreground, as well as on the top of the cliff.
The image of the falls appears to have been glued onto the front of a different postcard.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Next we pass the Nevada Falls where the great volumn [sic] of water comes down 600 ft in a compound curve and with a roar that can be heard many miles.”
This postcard shows Yosemite Valley’s Happy Isles, situated in the rapidly flowing Merced River. The white water of the river seems to be rushing by the trees situated on the banks and, in some situations, in the edge of the river.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “First we see the waters of the Merced River flowing among the Happy Isles where the many natural springs come bubbling up to replenish the [sic] stream.”