Vernal Fall drops 317 feet over a granite ledge on the Merced River, roughly eighty feet wide at the crest, with evergreen forest and bare rock slopes rising on either side. The caption notes the fall is reached by a well-worn trail that leaves Yosemite Valley at Happy Isles, the same route that carries hikers toward the John Muir Trail and the higher country beyond.
Color image with saturated tones; no white border. Printed captions: "YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA / VERNAL FALL" and a descriptive text noting the fall is reached by a well-worn trail leaving the Valley at Happy Isles, with a sheer drop of 317 feet and a crest about eighty feet wide. Publisher imprints: "340-K—WESTERN PUBLISHING & NOVELTY CO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF." and "CURTEICHCOLOR" REPRODUCTION FROM KODACHROME ORIGINAL; "POST CARD" heading with "PLACE STAMP HERE" and code "9B-K12". No postmark. Divided-back chrome-era card (Curt Teich, 1950s-60s); glossy surface; dealer pencil mark "#59" in lower right corner.
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Vernal Fall, Yosemite National Park, CA, circa 1950, postcard, c. 1949. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/vernal-fall-yosemite-national-park-ca-circa-1950. Accessed November 2, 2026.
