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Title: Old Pony Express and stage office, "75 years old", Santa Cruz Big Trees Calif., #546
Date Created and/or Issued: [between 1930 and 1949?]
Contributing Institution: California State Library
Collection: California History Section Picture Catalog
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Description: 2009-0956
PHOTO: SANTA CRUZ COUNTY: BIG TREES GROVE
Shows line of frame buildings amid grove of trees.
Two separate resorts and railroad station developed in 1800's and named Big Trees. First, Welchs Big Trees, started by Joseph Warren Welch, became Santa Cruz County Big Trees Park. Second owned by Cowell family and became Cowells Big Trees, later Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Railroad station established by South Pacific Coast Railroad.
Type: image
Format: Photographs.
Nonprojected graphic
Extent: 1 photographic print ; 3 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.
Identifier: (C)001391936CSL01-Aleph
(DRA)VVW-5273
Subject: Pony Express--California--Santa Cruz County
Stagecoaches--California--Santa Cruz County
Buildings--California--Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County (Calif.)--Photographs
Place: California
Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County.'
Santa Cruz County (Calif.)

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