I need a clear copy of the Yosemite  Awahnee symbol... traditional
circular indian emblem found and seen on the awhahnee hotel sign and 
used as a motif in the design of all things "Awahnee" from dinnerware
to monogram sheets ect.sheets ..it is a circular emblem. The design on
plates and sheets are a simplified reduction of the original symbol.
 Could you tell me where i could get a clear high def. picture of this
symbol? I have searched the web and found a tiny copy on the Yosemite
home site but too small to see the details.

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 25 Aug 2004 15:50 PDT

Hello pkrueg3000-ga,

Is the symbol shown on this page the one you're looking for? I want to
make sure I'm looking for the right emblem. Thanks.

http://www.webportal.com/ahwahnee/

~ czh ~

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 25 Aug 2004 15:58 PDT

Please let me know if this one suffices? It may be the best available.

http://gaia.ecs.csus.edu/~reardonf/MET140/AhwahneeSymbol.jpg

regards;
tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by pkrueg3000-ga on 25 Aug 2004 21:08 PDT

The emblem is the by the artist Jeanette Dyer Spencer in 1927 and was
adopted by the Ahwahnee hotel as its emlem...I can find no clear
picture of it.  Thanks for your help....pkrueg

You might contact the Park's Public Relations Office at 559.372.1445 

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Oops. The area code is 209.  209.372.1445   ---l

Thanks for your help...i need a more detailed picture...The design is
by a Jeanette Dyer Spencer and was commisioned by the Ahwahnee hotel 
in the 1920s....I can find nothing on her or a clear picture of this
design on the web.....thanks for your help though...and your pictures,
sincerely, Pkrueg3000

I found this indicating the Spencer designed the stained glass windows
of the lodge but nothing attributing the lodge "symbol" to her:

http://www.digitizethis.com/travelogue/yosemite/

tutuzdad-ga

You could contact the hotel:

The Ahwahnee Reservations Office address is located at 6771 North Palm
Ave., Fresno CA 93704. and telephone number is (559)252-4848.

They should be able to point you to someone that knows more about the
history. They may be able to get you a photo. The symbol on the
hotel's web site has a Trade Mark on it. They note:

"The Ahwahnee is a luxurious hotel, opened in 1927, which has provided
every urban comfort in a rugged Sierra mountain niche. Yosemite Miwok
woven cooking baskets, linguistic symbols and decorative patterns have
been used thoroughout the Ahwahnee's rooms and halls. These have
become its trademark."

PS - thanks for posting this question. I'd never seen this beautiful hotel before.