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The mammoth tree grove, Calaveras County California

Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1860
Call number: priJLC_VIEW_000718
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

California views. No. 9. Big trees, Calaveras Grove

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Image of a small group of people dwarfed by very large Sequoia trees at Calaveras Big Trees State Park in California.

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Mammoth Arbor Vitae

Visual Materials

Image of an eye-level landscape view of a large sequoia redwood tree in Calaveras County, California, with Native Americans, a tipi, and white tourists in formal dress viewing the tree; a to-scale drawing of a pine cone on a branch at bottom center.

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Hutchings’ California Scenes. The Mammoth Trees

Rare Books

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

Rare Books

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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Tree Top Brand

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Image of twin sequoia trees centered behind the Tree Top Brand name; wrapped Sunkist orange logo at lower left.

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A Correct View of the Mammoth Tree Grove, By D. A. Plecker

Rare Books

Image is of a giant redwood tree in the center with lesser tress in the background. There are several people standing in the foreground and some people are standing on a large redwood stump. The text on either side of the image describes Mammoth Tree Grove of Calaveras County. Baird notes that this image is closely related to Hutchings' issue (Baird #106). "Fishbourne's Lithog. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855, by D. A. Plecker, in the Clerks' Office of the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Ohio St. San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

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The mammoth tree grove, Calaveras County California

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