The Old Tree at Fallen Leaf Lake, Valley of Lake Tahoe – Historic Print
![The Old Tree at Fallen Leaf Lake, Valley of Lake Tahoe, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/6e/6e6e0eb19af4-L.webp)
(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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This historic photograph of The Old Tree at Fallen Leaf Lake, Valley of Lake Tahoe brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Old Tree at Fallen Leaf Lake, Valley of Lake Tahoe
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The old tree that gives this view its title is set against the water of Fallen Leaf Lake, a smaller lake just south of Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada. The Library holds only one half of the original stereographic pair, so the three-dimensional effect viewers once saw through a stereoscope is not preserved here. The albumen print dates to about 1866, when scenic California views were widely sold as cards for parlor viewers. The series number and other details come from an old caption card and have not been independently verified.
| Created / published | [published 1866] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 648. LOT subdivision subject: Fallen Leaf Lake. This record contains unverified data from old caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,457 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115529 |
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