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Description
2009-0352 In PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM: **qc917.9471 C6, pg. #29 In: Scenes of Santa Clara Valley. In forest clearing stands a group of 11 men in a staggered semi-circle, some with hats in their hands, a couple with cigars in their hands, and all dressed formally in suits; a 12th man in white stands behind this group at the right and behind him can be seen part of a small tent. "Rev. Father Kenna - Commissioner" --handwritten note. Big Basin State Park was created through efforts of Andrew P. Hill and Sempervirens Club of California. Governor Gage signed bill creating park in 1901, appointed Redwood Park Commission which included Rev. Robert E. Kenna, President of Santa Clara College, William H. Mills, A. W. Foster, and Dr. W. R. Dudley. Charles W. Coe,
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photographic print ; 7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.
Identifier
(C)001392450CSL01-Aleph (DRA)VVW-5794
Language
English
Subject
Gage, Henry Tifft,, 1852-1924 Kenna, Robert E California. Redwood Park Commission Governors--California--Big Basin Redwoods State Park Redwoods--California--Big Basin Redwoods State Park Big Basin Redwoods State Park (Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Photograph albums
Place
California Big Basin Redwoods State Park Big Basin Redwoods State Park (Calif.)
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