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Yosemite National Park Pictures

ECW boys clearing Tuulumne Meadow of logepoles. August 1933.
National Park Service Historic Photograph Collection
ECW boys clearing Tuulumne Meadow of logepoles. August 1933.
Approximate Year: 1933

Other Historic Photos

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Rock climbing accident victim showing type of first-aid given by Rangers prior to transporting him to hospital in Yosemite Valley. Probably the first auto to enter Yosemite, a locomobile which entered the park in late June with Lippincott and Russell. Early visitors to Yosemite came into the Valley on horse-drawn stages over a dusty road clinging perilously to the steep slopes.
Four CCC boys at work replacing the cables on 900 ft. of almost vertical slop of Half Dome. Heavier material will make for greater safety and convenience for the hundreds of mountain climbers who go to the top of this great monolith. Horseback riding was the first method of transportation to Yosemite Valley, other than coming by foot. The first trail for the public was built by Mann Bros. in 1856. (Party is returning from Nevada Falls: Tom Lind, and the boy is W. M. Sell, Jr.). ECW boys clearing Tuulumne Meadow of logepoles. August 1933.
Using a helicopter to search cliffs for lost hiker. This type of equipment has been invaluable for search operations, as well as supplying fire fighters, patrolling a forest fire, and bringing injured persons from the high country. The Wawona Tunnel Tree stands vigil over the age of modernity. Sign reads: tree diameter - 26 feet; height - 227 feet, roadway built in 1875. Thousands of hikers, riders, and burro parties receive inspiration and benefit from traversing the more remote mountain sections of Yosemite.
Jeffrey Pine on Sentinel Dome. California Mule Deer waiting to be fed (by visitors at tent campsite). Camping in the Yosemite Valley.
Campfire at Fletcher Meadow. Yosemite Valley (winter) from Wawona Rd. near Bridal Veil Falls. Sailors from the U. S. Naval Convalescent Hospital (Ahwahnee Hotel) in Yosemite NP pause at Tunnel View.
Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir on Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, California. This visiting radio fan had just placed his portable set in orperation when, much to his surprise, one of the wild bears of Yosemite Valley dropped in to listen in . Navy Chief Petty Officer and family vacationing in Yosemite Valley renting a completely furnished inexpensive houskeeping unit in Camp #16 furnished by the principle concessionair.
Skiers at Badger Pass. Nine rangers pose in Yosemite Valley Meadow. In background, Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls, cascading from the rim of Yosemite's north granite wall.

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