Daring Cliff-Edge Car Photo Taken in 1916 – Yosemite’s Wild History - video Dailymotion

Daring Cliff-Edge Car Photo Taken in 1916 – Yosemite’s Wild History

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00:00In 1916, an amazing photo was taken at Glacier Point in Usemite National Park.

00:06It shows the bold and adventurous spirit of people in the early 19th century.

00:11The picture featured Arthur Clarence Pillsbury, a brave photographer standing on the hood

00:16of a Stuart Baker 6 car.

00:19The car was parked right near the edge of the steep cliff with the stunning Usemite Valley

00:24in the background.

00:25Along with him, 13 other people were also standing near the cliff's edge.

00:29Some were just a foot away from the drop.

00:32To keep the car safe, local builders had made a strong wooden platform just for this photo.

00:37At that time, cars were still very new and exciting.

00:41Taking a photo of one in such wild and dangerous places was both a daring act and a powerful

00:46message.

00:47Pillsbury showed that people were starting to think of nature not just as something to look

00:52at, but as something to explore, travel through, and capture on camera.

00:57This photo became part of Pillsbury's important collection of work.

01:01It shows the meeting of two powerful things, technology and nature.

01:05The Stuart Baker car stood for progress and movement, while the beautiful Usemite Valley

01:09reminded everyone of the wild beauty of America.

01:13Together they told a story of adventure, courage and how people were starting to explore nature

01:17in new ways.

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