Distant view of the four-story Stoneman House hotel, Yosemite Valley, with meadow in foreground and Half Dome in distance; built in 1887, destroyed by fire in 1896.
Nine park rangers called the "First Rangers" of Yosemite National Park, shown mounted on horses lined up in meadow in Yosemite Valley, 1915; with Yosemite Falls in distance, and dog in foreground. Left to right, Oliver Prien, Chief Ranger; Charles…
John Muir (1838-1914) seated on boulder; naturalist and conservationist who initiated efforts resulting in the creation of Yosemite National Park in 1890.
Distant view of the front of the Wawona Hotel, 1880s, Wawona, Calif.; with four horse-drawn carriages, and people standing on porches, seated in carriages, and mounted on horses; meadow across foreground.
President Teddy Roosevelt and party standing at the base of the Grizzly Giant tree in the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, Yosemite, 1903. Left to right, two secret service agents; William H. Moody, Secretary of Navy; George Pardee, California…