Abraham Lincoln, near view, 281 ft high, 44 ft. circumference, Calaveras, Big Tree Grove – Antique Print
![Abraham Lincoln, near view, 281 ft high, 44 ft. circumference, Calaveras, Big Tree Grove, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9b/9bc7a9739e70-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Abraham Lincoln, near view, 281 ft high, 44 ft. circumference, Calaveras, Big Tree Grove. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Abraham Lincoln, near view, 281 ft high, 44 ft. circumference, Calaveras, Big Tree Grove
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Few trees in the Calaveras Big Tree Grove carried a name as weighty as this one, a giant sequoia named for Abraham Lincoln and shown here up close to emphasize its height and girth. The grove in the Sierra Nevada had drawn visitors since its discovery in 1852, and this view was published in 1866, the year after Lincoln's assassination, which gave the name particular resonance. The series it belongs to, Gems of California Scenery, sold such views to a public eager to see the state's natural wonders. The height and circumference figures 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. 907. LOT subdivision subject: Calaveras Big Trees. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,428 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115720 |
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