28 Travel-Book Photos of Yosemite National Park in the 1930s _ OldUS

   

Sprawling across the heart of California, Yosemite National Park envelops 1,200 square miles of idyllic wilderness. Managed by the National Park Service, this vast expanse encompasses nearly 760,000 acres of primeval forest and timeworn peaks. Encircled by the verdant Sierra and rugged Stanislaus National Forests, Yosemite occupies parts of four counties, anchored in Tuolumne and Mariposa while reaching north to Mono and east to Madera. From sheer granite cliffs to sequoia giants, the park's diverse landscape beckons adventurers and nature lovers from around the world. Yosemite remains an enduring emblem of America's National Park system and the conservation of the nation's most precious natural treasures.

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Yosemite National Park in the 1930s
 

Yosemite's magnificent landscape was sculpted over aeons by natural forces. The area is defined by ancient granite rocks and vestiges of earlier stone. Some 10 million years ago, the mighty Sierra Nevada range was thrust upward and tilted, intensifying the precipitous plunge of streams and rivers to carve out profound, sheer-walled canyons. Around a million years ago, glaciers took shape at lofty elevations. In time, these slowly melted and slid downslope, gouging Yosemite's iconic U-shaped valley, whose jaw-dropping vistas and panoramas lure hordes of admiring visitors today.

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These amazing travel-book photos from ChiefRanger that show Yosemite National Park in the 1930s.
 
 
Ahwahnee Golf Course, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Autumn in Yosemite, 1930s

 
Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Campfire Entertainment, Yosemite, 1930s

 
El Capitan, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Entrance to Yosemite, 1930s

 
Face of Half Dome, Yosemite, 1930s

 
From the Valley Rim, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Glacier Point, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Half Dome in Winter, Yosemite, 1930s

 
High Country, Yosemite, 1930s

 
High Sierra Waters, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Mirror Lake, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Mount Ritter and Banner Peak, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Nevada Falls, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Sentinel Rock, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Skiing in Yosemite, 1930s

 
The Ahwahnee, Yosemite, 1930s

 
The Grizzly Giant, Yosemite, 1930s

 
The Skating Ring, Yosemite, 1930s

 
The Three Brothers, Yosemite, 1930s

 
The Wawona Tree, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Toboggan Slide, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Top of the World, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Vernal Falls, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Washington Column, Yosemite, 1930s

Wawona Golf Course, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Wild Life, Yosemite, 1930s

 
Yosemite Falls, 1930s

 
Yosemite Museum, 1930s