The Sentinels; height 315 ft; Mammoth Grove, Calaveras County – Antique Wall Art
![The Sentinels; height 315 ft; Mammoth Grove, Calaveras County, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a3/a355b9e74cb9-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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The Sentinels; height 315 ft; Mammoth Grove, Calaveras County comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Sentinels; height 315 ft; Mammoth Grove, Calaveras County
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The Sentinels, a giant sequoia in Mammoth Grove, is listed at 315 feet on the caption card for this view. The Calaveras Big Trees had drawn wide attention after a hunter came upon the grove in 1852, and by the 1860s photographers were bringing cameras into these forests to meet a growing demand for scenic views. This print is one half of a stereograph pair, the kind viewed through a hand stereoscope to create a sense of depth, and it was issued as number 875 in the *Gems of California Scenery* series. The height figure comes from old caption data and has 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. 875. 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 × 1,446 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115645 |
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