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🎨 Arts
March 25, 2026 at 07:51 PM
See the Stunning 171-Year-Old Sketch That Helped Put Yosemite on the Map
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
The Library of Congress has acquired a stunning 171-year-old sketch and lithograph of Yosemite Falls by Gold Rush-era artist Thomas Almond Ayres, a significant piece of art history.
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