The Father of the Forest 450 ft C. Grove, Carleton E. Watkins, ca. 1878

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The Father of the Forest 450 ft C. 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: 5335px × 4788px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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