General View of the Mammoth Grove and Hotel, Calaveras County – Historic Photo Reproduction
![General View of the Mammoth Grove and Hotel, Calaveras County, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c1/c147f14667e9-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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A window into the past: General View of the Mammoth Grove and Hotel, Calaveras County, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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General View of the Mammoth Grove and Hotel, Calaveras County
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Few places in California drew more visitors in the 1860s than the Mammoth Grove in Calaveras County, where a hotel stood among the giant sequoias. Settlers first reported these trees to the outside world in 1852, and the grove soon became a favorite stop for travelers from San Francisco and beyond. This print is one half of a stereograph from the Gems of California series, meant to be viewed through a stereoscope, which fused two slightly different camera positions into a single image with depth. Notice how the hotel looks small beside the trunks, a contrast that was central to the appeal of such views.
| 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. 913. 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 × 1,407 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115612 |
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