Collection of 5 albumen print stereoviews on publisher's buff card mounts from Eadweard Muybridge's celebrated "Valley of the Yosemite" series, ca. 1872-74. All on yellow mounts with purple backs. Imprints detailing the series and copyright information can be found on both the mount recto and verso. 

A magnificent suite of iconic landscape views produced during Muybridge’s seminal 1872 photographic campaign in the Yosemite Valley, which cemented his international reputation as a master of the American sublime. Published in collaboration with the prominent San Francisco photographic firm of Bradley & Rulofson, these views showcase Muybridge’s dramatic compositional command, dramatic skywork, and mastery of monumental rock textures.

Muybridge's early Yosemite stereoviews stand among the crowning achievements of 19th-century wilderness photography, translating the monumental grandeur and untamed spiritual scale of the Sierra Nevada to a captivated world.

The lot includes: 

1. 1375—Tisayack, from Glacier Point. 

2. 1214—Falls of the Yosemite, base of the First Fall. 

3. 1184—Loya, (the Sentinel), 3,043 feet high. 

4. 1269—Piwyack, (Shower of the Stars,) "Vernal Fall," 450 feet. 

5. 1433—Yosemite Studios. 

[Eadweard Muybridge, Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Glacier Point, Vernal Fall, Mirror Lake, Yosemite Falls, Nevada Fall, Bradley & Rulofson, Stereoviews, Albumen Prints, Sierra Nevada, Western Americana, Landscape Photography, 1870s]

Very good to excellent condition. The prints display rich tones and exceptional clarity. Mounts are flat, clean, and rigid, with sharp edges, minimal corner rubbing, and bold publisher margin credits and lower title labels.