Jorgensen, an instructor and assistant director of the California School of Fine Arts, arrived in Yosemite in the 1890s.

The National Park Service acquired the Jorgensen Studio in 1919, calling it the Yosemite Museum.

From the 1920s the Park Service worked to remove what were regarded as intrusive structures in the center of the valley.

[1] Other structures at the Pioneer Yosemite History Center include: Media related to Chris Jorgensen Studio at Wikimedia Commons

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