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Big Trees. Andrew Johnson, 272 feet high, 32 feet circumference and William Cullen Bryant, Mammoth Grove – Vintage Wall Art

Big Trees. Andrew Johnson, 272 feet high, 32 feet circumference and William Cullen Bryant, Mammoth Grove, [published 1866] — historic photograph
Big Trees. Andrew Johnson, 272 feet high, 32 feet circumference and William Cullen Bryant, Mammoth Grove, [published 1866]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Big Trees. Andrew Johnson, 272 feet high, 32 feet circumference and William Cullen Bryant, Mammoth Grove

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Two named giants stand out in this view of the Calaveras Big Trees: one labeled Andrew Johnson, listed as 272 feet high and 32 feet around, and another named for the poet William Cullen Bryant, both in Mammoth Grove. Visitors began reaching the grove in the 1850s, and its trees were often named for prominent Americans of the day. This is one half of a stereograph pair from the Gems of California Scenery series, made to bring the giant sequoias of the Sierra Nevada to parlors across the country. The measurements come from an old caption card and are unverified.

Created / published[published 1866]
Medium1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen.
GenreStereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870.
NotesThe Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 884. LOT subdivision subject: Calaveras Big Trees. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,449 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-115930

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