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Carleton E. Watkins

Bridal Veil, Yosemite

1865–66
albumen print from wet collodion negative

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

In the spring, Bridal Veil Falls drops a torrent of rushing water 620 feet down into the Yosemite Valley.

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