The Mother of the Forest From the Father of the Forest - Calavaras Grove, Carleton E. Watkins, ca. 1878

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The Mother of the Forest From the Father of the Forest - Calavaras Grove, ca. 1878, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: x cm (4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.), circular, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916), This exceptionally rare untitled album features seventy-three circular-format views made seventeen years after Watkins first photographed at Mariposa Grove and Yosemite. Half of the photographs are studies of the great sequoia trees in Calaveras Grove, the other half are landscapes of Yosemite

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Size: 4952px × 4745px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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