Spotted this on the Fresno Bee website:   Photography in Yosemite

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Photography played an important role in making Yosemite National Park a worldwide icon for nature preservation, and for more than 150 years made the park's scenic wonders available for the public to enjoy vicariously. Story by former Fresno Bee reporter/photographer Gene Rose; video narrated and edited by Fresno Bee reporter Tim Sheehan.

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