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Mammoth trees of California : illustrated by a comparison with other noted trees, ancient and modern

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    Mammoth Trees, California

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    A collection of approximately 1,500 photographs and various ephemera and publications of California missions, collected by Southern California educator Connie Rothstein, with an emphasis on the San Gabriel Mission, the history of the city of San Gabriel, and the production of "The Mission Play" by John Steven McGroarty. The collection also includes late-19th and early-20th century photographs of Los Angeles and Southern California, and postcards and ephemera related to the Southern California region. Notable in the collection are 391 stereographs of missions and Los Angeles, including some by photographers William Godfrey and H. T. Payne, A. C. Varela, and Carleton Watkins. All of the California Missions are represented in the collection, plus the "sub-missions" or Asistencias of California. The mission photographs include many unusual views and details, and are a mixture of snapshots made by tourists and commercial photographs. There are many views in and around Southern California, most dating from 1880s-1920s, by various photographers. Specific topics emphasized in and around Los Angeles are: Olvera Street, Chinatown, La Fiesta de Los Angeles celebration; and the Mount Lowe Railway. There are many cabinet cards and stereographs, and six large panoramic photographs of the Los Angeles area. The ephemera include hundreds of postcards and photographic postcards, scrapbooks, and many small publications on the history of the missions and California, as well as ephemera related to "The Mission Play." Other topics in the collection are: photographs and ephemera of Monterey, California; Oregon and the Columbia River Highway; and a group of photographs of cowboys and Western culture (mid-20th century).

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  • Hutchings’ California Scenes. The Mammoth Trees

    Hutchings’ California Scenes. The Mammoth Trees

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    Image of a giant redwood tree in the center, a large redwood stump with several people standing on it, a large rock and a cabin to the right, and other smaller trees in the background. The text around the image describes Mammoth Tree Grove of Calaveras County. "Sun Print. Anthony & Baker SC. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerks' Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

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  • Hutchings’ California Scenes. The Mammoth Trees

    Hutchings’ California Scenes. The Mammoth Trees

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    Image of a giant redwood tree in the center, a large redwood stump with several people standing on it, a large rock and a cabin to the right, and other smaller trees in the background. The text around the image describes Mammoth Tree Grove of Calaveras County. "Anthony & Baker SC. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerks' Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

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  • The mammoth tree grove, Calaveras County California

    The mammoth tree grove, Calaveras County California

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    Image of an eye-level view of the Mammoth Tree Grove of sequoia redwood trees in Calaveras County, California, showing tourists standing and riding horses in a clearing in the forested landscape and exploring large stumps, hollowed out bases, and standing trees, with a wooden building in the center; tree reference key printed in margin.

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