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Carleton Watkins

Piwyac, or the Vernal Fall, 300 feet from the cliff, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1081 from the series "Watkins' New Series"

1878/81
Albumen print, stereo
7.9 × 7.5 cm (3.1 × 3 in)

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