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Front and side view of the roofless stone jail on hill above town, Bear Valley, Calif., 1992; built of local schist slabs, circa 1850.

Back and side view of old Bear Valley schoolhouse on hill above town, Bear Valley, Calif., 1992; school closed circa 1952.

Front of old Bear Valley schoolhouse on hill above town, Bear Valley, Calif., 1992; school closed circa 1952.

Portrait of Lee B. "Ted" Chase, Mariposa County Constable, mid-1940s to 1970.

Yosemite Falls and surrounding cliffs, with Merced River and meadows in foreground.

Morning sunlight on eastern wall of El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, with Merced River in foreground.

Ranger Club building in Yosemite Valley, with five people standing near entrance.

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.

Front of LeConte Memorial Lodge, Yosemite Valley, with two people ascending front steps.

Bear trap built of logs on horse-drawn wagon, in front of Yosemite Store, Yosemite Valley, early 1900s; with about nineteen people standing and seated nearby; bear trap built by Roland Dexter.