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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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This postcard shows Yosemite Valley’s Cathedral Spires – two large towering pillars of rock, rising from amidst the trees of the valley.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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