Inscription describes scene as, "A solitary adventure amidst the snowdrifts and precipices of the Sierra Nevada (May 14, 1867) drawn from recollection. The horse rescued next day with the kind assistance of my generous friends of Sierra Valley."
Manuscripts; Missions -- History; Missionary settlements; Church buildings
Supplemental booklet relating to Edward Vischer's "Missions of Upper California 1872: Notes on the California Missions" in which Vischer describes portions of that work.
California -- Pictorial works; Landscape; Yosemite Valley (Calif.); Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)
This booklet describes of each of Vischer's sketches of the Washoe mining region, and includes an introductory section that provides historical information.
