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Tourists Driving through Mariposa Grove, Yosemite Valley, California, circa 1905

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THF205245 / Tourists Driving through Mariposa Grove, Yosemite Valley, California, circa 1905
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Artifact Overview

Paying customers could see some of Yosemite National Park's most famous features from the comfort of a seven-passenger Pierce-Arrow automobile. One highlight of taking this "Horseshoe Route" was a ride through the Wawona Tunnel Tree. The Giant Sequoia in Mariposa Grove was cut as a tourist attraction in 1881.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1905

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Detroit Publishing Company Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.078098

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6.375 in
Width: 4.563 in

Keywords
Tourists Driving through Mariposa Grove, Yosemite Valley, California, circa 1905