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Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir at Glacier Point, Yosemite

Underwood & Underwood · 1903

A 1903 stereograph photograph showing Roosevelt with naturalist John Muir during their camping trip in Yosemite.

Shows Roosevelt on his famous 1903 Yosemite trip with John Muir, a meeting that shaped his conservation efforts.

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Stereograph of two men standing on a rocky overlook with a waterfall and granite cliffs behind them. Two side-by-side views of the same scene appear on one sheet. The man on the left wears a hat, sweater, knickers and tall boots; the man on the right has a bushy beard and wears a long coat and hat.
Underwood & Underwood, Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir on Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, 1903. Library of Congress.

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What it is

This is a stereograph photograph, made by the studio Underwood & Underwood in 1903, showing two men standing on a rocky overlook above Yosemite Valley, with a waterfall and cliffs behind them. It is held by the Library of Congress and is titled "Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir on Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, California, in 1903."

Why it matters

The photograph documents a famous camping trip Roosevelt took with the conservationist John Muir in Yosemite. The meeting is remembered as strengthening Roosevelt's support for protecting wild lands, which later shaped his conservation policies as president.

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  • What can you tell about each man from how they are dressed and posed?
  • Why might a photography studio have produced this image as a stereograph, meant to be viewed in 3D?
  • What does this image not tell you about what Roosevelt and Muir actually discussed?

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