08-17-2022, 03:56 PM
Man and Yosemite by Ted Orland
I finally read the Yosemite book written by DM's neighbor. If you know a lot about the early history of Yosemite, this book is a bit simplistic. It basically hits all the high points but not that thoroughly. There is discussion of the history of photography in the park, but again not to any great depth. This would be a good book to start you on your journey to learning about Yosemite.
One of things that struck me was in the book was a picture of the first car in Yosemite, but Orland did not know much about the driver of the car or the photographer. Since this book was published in 1985, I guess a lot more has been discovered about that photo. Not only is the driver Oliver Lippincott, he was also the photographer. He ran a studio down in Los Angeles and was hired by the Locomobile people to do the photographic journey and promote their car. Oddly enough there was another Lippincott during that same year doing surveys that would form the basis for damming Hetch Hetchy. Most of this information is in a book by Hank Johnston that came out only ten years after the publication of Man and Yosemite.
I finally read the Yosemite book written by DM's neighbor. If you know a lot about the early history of Yosemite, this book is a bit simplistic. It basically hits all the high points but not that thoroughly. There is discussion of the history of photography in the park, but again not to any great depth. This would be a good book to start you on your journey to learning about Yosemite.
One of things that struck me was in the book was a picture of the first car in Yosemite, but Orland did not know much about the driver of the car or the photographer. Since this book was published in 1985, I guess a lot more has been discovered about that photo. Not only is the driver Oliver Lippincott, he was also the photographer. He ran a studio down in Los Angeles and was hired by the Locomobile people to do the photographic journey and promote their car. Oddly enough there was another Lippincott during that same year doing surveys that would form the basis for damming Hetch Hetchy. Most of this information is in a book by Hank Johnston that came out only ten years after the publication of Man and Yosemite.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm