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El Capitan

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The photographer's wife, Margaret Bouer Brumder, is sitting on a low stone wall at an overlook in Yosemite National Park, with the granite formation El Capitan on the left. Son Herbert E. Brumder is sitting on the wall facing the view, while his brother Philip is facing the camera over the hood of the family car.

Date Created:
1935

Publication Information

Date Created 1935

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 photograph
Dimensions 14 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Brumder family and Milwaukee German ancestry research papers, 1844-2014
Call Number PH Milwaukee Mss 229.12.Redwood1935
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9911126509302121
Finding Aid https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mil00229

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0126DQ
Legacy ID
WHi 142285

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