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Title: Big trees, Mariposa grove; Tree General Grant and cabin
Contributor: Unknown (Creator)
Contributing Institution: San José State University, Special Collections and Archives
Collection: San José State University Archives Photograph Collection
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives department. http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/special_coll/copyright_info_sc.htm
Description: The giant sequoia named the General Grant Tree beside a log cabin and surrounded by other trees. The photograph is a sepia image with a yellow border.
Printed on recto: Big trees, Mariposa grove; Tree General Grant and cabin. The General Grant Tree, named after Ulysses S. Grant, is the largest giant sequoia in Kings Canyon National Park. President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed it the 'Nation's Christmas Tree' in April 28, 1926. It is estimated to be over 1600 years old and the 2nd largest tree in the world. This image has a yellow border and is mounted on a gray card.
Scanned with Microtek Scanmaker 1000XL Pro; as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color. Auto Level image processing applied and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS3.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
7.1 x 4.4 in.
Identifier: islandora:81_1166
filename: ua_mission_003
oclc: 645000079
islandora: 81_1166
Language: English
Subject: Community life
Giant sequoias
Log cabins
Trees
Place: Kings Canyon National Park
California
Relation: San Jose State University Archives Photograph Collection

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